Word: underestimate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
es
ti
mate
Definition: To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
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 judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aestimatus
Language: la
Decoded: aestimatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered