Word: underestimating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
e
sti
ma
ting
Definition: Present participle of underestimate; make too low an estimate of
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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.