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misjudge vs underestimate

underestimate vs misjudge

misjudge is not a noun while underestimate is a noun.

misjudge and underestimate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misjudge No No Yes No
underestimate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, underestimate is a hyponym of misjudge; that is, underestimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misjudge:
  • misjudge: judge incorrectly
  • underestimate: make too low an estimate of
Other hyponyms of misjudge include underrate, overestimate, overrate, miscalculate, misestimate.
misjudge (noun) underestimate (noun)
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
misjudge (verb) underestimate (verb)
judge incorrectly make a deliberately low estimate
make too low an estimate of
assign too low a value to
Difference between misjudge and underestimate

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