Word: underestimation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
es
ti
ma
tion
Definition: An underestimate; an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: estimate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aestimatus
Language: la
Decoded: aestimatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.