undervaluing

undervaluing
v. value at lower than the true worth, underestimate

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  • undervaluing — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Underestimation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Underestimation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 underestimation underestimation Sgm: N 1 depreciation depreciation &c.(detraction) 934 Sgm: N 1 pessimism pessimism pessimist Sgm: N 1 undervaluing undervaluing &c. >V …   English dictionary for students

  • Depreciative — De*pre ci*a tive (d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[i^]*[=a] t[i^]v or d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[.a]*t[i^]v), a. Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing. {De*pre ci*a tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depreciatively — Depreciative De*pre ci*a tive (d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[i^]*[=a] t[i^]v or d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[.a]*t[i^]v), a. Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing. {De*pre ci*a tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depreciatory — De*pre ci*a*to*ry (d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[i^]*[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^] or d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^]), a. Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative. Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misprision — Mis*pri sion, n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. m[ e]pris. See 2d {Misprise}, {Misprize}, {Prison}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misprision of felony — Misprision Mis*pri sion, n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. m[ e]pris. See 2d {Misprise}, {Misprize}, {Prison}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of misprising; misapprehension;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misprision of treason — Misprision Mis*pri sion, n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. m[ e]pris. See 2d {Misprise}, {Misprize}, {Prison}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of misprising; misapprehension;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Undervaluation — Un der*val u*a tion, n. The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • undervaluation — noun Date: 1629 1. the act of undervaluing 2. a value below the real worth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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