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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.
Jimmy Carter

Meaning of "underestimation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERESTIMATION

underestimation  [ˌʌndərestɪˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERESTIMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underestimation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERESTIMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cost overrun

A cost overrun, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun, involves unexpected costs incurred in excess of budgeted amounts due to an underestimation of the actual cost during budgeting. Cost overrun should be distinguished from cost escalation, which is used to express an anticipated growth in a budgeted cost due to factors such as inflation. Cost overrun is common in infrastructure, building, and technology projects. For IT projects, a 2004 industry study by the Standish Group found an average cost overrun of 43 percent; 71 percent of projects came in over budget, exceeded time estimates, and had estimated too narrow a scope; and total waste was estimated at $55 billion per year in the US alone. Many major construction projects have incurred cost overruns; cost estimates used to decide whether important transportation infrastructure should be built can mislead grossly and systematically. The Suez Canal cost 20 times as much as the earliest estimates; even the cost estimate produced the year before construction began underestimated the project's actual costs by a factor of three.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERESTIMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
sublimation
ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERESTIMATION

underearth
undereat
undereducated
underemphases
underemphasis
underemphasise
underemphasize
underemployed
underemployment
underestimate
underexploit
underexpose
underexposed
underexposure
underfed
underfeed
underfeeding
underfelt
underfinanced
underfloor

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERESTIMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of underestimation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underestimation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERESTIMATION

Find out the translation of underestimation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underestimation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underestimation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低估
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subestimación
570 millions of speakers

English

underestimation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूल्यवान समझना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недооценка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subestimação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবমূল্যায়ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-estimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meremehkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterschätzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過小評価
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과소 평가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underestimation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đánh giá quá thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைமதிப்பீட்டிற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी किंमत कमी किंमत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçümseme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottovalutazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedoszacowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недооцінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subestimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτίμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderskatting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underskattning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undervurdering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underestimation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERESTIMATION»

The term «underestimation» is regularly used and occupies the 62.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERESTIMATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underestimation

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERESTIMATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underestimation.
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Jimmy Carter
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERESTIMATION»

Discover the use of underestimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underestimation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Predicting Children's Underestimation of Social Acceptance ...
When negative social self-appraisals exist absent the experience of significant relational adversity, those self-perceptions reflect an underestimation of actual social functioning. The present study was designed to further our understanding of ...
Vito S. Guerra, 2008
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Computer Recognition Systems 4
Then the improvement of predicted value means the division of predicted value and the underestimation. It is not possible to improve prediction result on the basis of the underestimation of the predicted values. So the underestimation is ...
Robert Burduk, Marek Kurzynski, Michal Wozniak, 2011
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Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing: 8th ...
Comparison of Soft-SAT-S without underestimation and Soft-SAT-S with underestimation on Max-CSP instances. Time in seconds number of soft blocks violated when xi is set to true. The inconsistency count associated with a CSP variable X, ...
Fahiem Bacchus, Toby Walsh, 2005
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Estimating Terrorism Risk
34 Simulation Results: Distribution of City Share of Total True Risk When True Risk Deviates from RMS Estimates by up to a Factor of 10, Model 1a ....................... ............................... 42 Mean Risk Underestimation as True Risk Deviates from ...
Henry H. Willis, Andrew R. Morral, Terrence K. Kelly, 2006
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Advances in Accounting
Time Series Estimate Implied Security Market Estimate Under-or Overestimation t -Statistic p-Values Panel A: Full Sample Lag 1 0.3574 0.1719 0.1855 Underestimation 0.0001 2 0.1389 0.1535 0.0146 Overestimation 0.5679 3 0.0833 0.1171 ...
Philip M J Reckers, 2006
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Pictorial Communication In Real And Virtual Environments
33. Visual. slant. underestimation. John A.Perrone NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California and Peter Wenderoth University of Sydney Sydney, Australia Summary Observers frequently underestimate the in-depth slant of ...
Stephen Ellis, 2003
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New Zealand Tax Administration Act 1994 (2013 edition)
178 REMISSION OF UNDERESTIMATION PENALTY TAX (repealed) 179 RELIEF FROM ADDITIONAL TAX OR INCREMENTAL TAX (repealed). History No 111 of 2004, s 267(37), amends No 35 of 2004, sch 22, by replacing the amendment ...
CCH New Zealand Ltd, 2013
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Review of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Draft Final Report
Underestimation. or. Overestimation. of. Doses. Hoffman and others (1999) and Hermann and Hermann (1996) have reviewed the HEDR dosimetry and claimed that thyroid doses were substantially underestimated by the HEDR project.
Committee on an Assessment of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Radiation Studies from DOE Contractor Sites: Subcommittee to Review the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Final Results and Report, National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Life Sciences, 2000
9
Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight
SelfPerception) [0.27 1 144 Underestimation ? 0.002 1 5 24 [var(b ? (20.017)]1/2 1) 1 (12)2 var(b 5 0.38. 4) Therefore, at the average value for SelfPerception, and using the unstandardized parameters, the t-statistics for model 1 equal: 5 (0.15 ...
Laura Anna Costanzo, Robert Bradley MacKay, 2008
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Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering ...
As can be seen, the error for the recurs is clearly increasing with the value of δ, corresponding to the higher emphasis on underestimation of TTR in contrast to overestimation. The increase, considering all data points, is less noticeable since  ...
Rossitza Setchi, Ivan Jordanov, Lakhmi C. Jain, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERESTIMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underestimation is used in the context of the following news items.
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TPR's underestimation of SMEs preparing for auto-enrolment will …
A pension provider has warned a 40% increase in the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) analysis of how many SMEs will need to comply with auto-enrolment will ... «The Actuary, Jul 15»
2
$24 Trillion 'Asset' Value of World's Oceans May be a Gross …
$24 Trillion 'Asset' Value of World's Oceans May be a Gross Underestimation. Like it? 46. comments. 0. Posted May 5, 2015. Keywords: Energy Security ... «Energy Collective, May 15»
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Provisional tax penalties made simpler – and harsher
Late submission and underestimation penalties rationalised. The penalty for late submission has been removed, with effect from the 2015/16 tax year (all tax ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
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A quick thought about the potential underestimation of Cole Hamels …
None of us are immune to observation bias. That applies to the observation of data as well as the observation of actions. None of us is immune to preconceived ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
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Oil Demand Growth Risks Underestimation
As US oil demand revives, there is significant market risk in the continued underestimation of OECD and global demand growth in 2015. Estimates for global oil ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
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Rabat Slams HRW's 'Underestimation' of Moroccan Human Rights …
Rabat – Moroccan authorities criticized, Friday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s “deliberate underestimation, in its latest report, of Morocco's human rights ... «Morocco World News, Jan 15»
7
Wyoming authorities discuss Bricker case
... obtained by the Tribune last year, but district officials have declined to discuss it. "That's extremely possible," said Spence, "and could be an underestimation.". «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
8
The Dangerous Underestimation of Climate Change's Cost
In 2013, the world spewed nearly 40 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that the greenhouse gas will ... «The Atlantic, Jan 15»
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Hagel's Departure Reveals Obama's Underestimation of the Threat …
Hagel's Departure Reveals Obama's Underestimation of the Threat from the Islamic State. By Stephen M. Ackerman. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's ... «American Thinker, Nov 14»
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Nuance drives TJ Yeldon to greatness, but leads to underestimation
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Don't look at his feet. Study nothing but his eyes. How they calmly scan left to right. How they read blockers and study the defense. «ESPN, Oct 14»

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