Misunderestimation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misunderestimation is a noun meaning (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating; misestimation of the low-side error type.
Meaning
(nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating; misestimation of the low-side error type.
Example Sentences
We find even in our own agency very significant misunderestimations of the effectiveness.
This is not the first time our president has worried about misunderestimation, so it’s fair to regard this not as a slip of the tongue, but as something the president of the United States thinks is a word.
Word Forms
- misunderestimations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misestimation, underestimation, subestimation, misestimate, misunderstatement, undermeasurement.
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