underrate

/,ʌndə'reit/
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underrate

He tends to underrate his own artistic talent.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make too low an estimate of the value, ability, importance, or strength of someone or something; to fail to appreciate fully.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • It is a mistake to underrate your opponent's skill.
    • Many people underrate the importance of a good night's sleep.
    • The critics tended to underrate her early novels, which later became classics.
Advanced Usage
  • "to underrate someone/something": This is the standard construction, indicating the object being undervalued.
    • You should never underrate the power of a simple act of kindness.
  • Often used in passive voice: "to be underrated".
    • He is one of the most underrated directors of his generation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Underrated (adj): Describing something or someone that has not been fully appreciated or valued.
    • This underrated restaurant serves the best food in the city.
  • Underestimation (n): The act or result of estimating something to be smaller or less important than it actually is. (Note: This is a related noun form, though it derives from 'underestimate').
    • His underestimation of the task's difficulty led to failure.
Synonyms
  • Underestimate: To judge something to be smaller or less important than it really is.
  • Undervalue: To place too low a value on something.
  • Minimize: To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance.
  • Sell short: (Idiomatic) To undervalue or underestimate.
Antonyms
  • Overrate: To have too high an opinion of; to overestimate.
  • Overvalue: To place too high a value on.
  • Exaggerate: To represent something as greater than it is.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Don't sell him/her short": An idiom advising not to underestimate someone.
    • She may be quiet, but don't sell her short—she's a brilliant strategist.
  • While not a phrasal verb of 'underrate', the concept is central to the idiom "to not do someone/something justice", meaning to represent or treat someone/thing in a way that is inadequate and fails to show their true qualities.
    • This brief review doesn't do the film justice; it's far more complex than it seems.
underrate

He tends to underrate his own artistic talent.

Verb
  1. make too low an estimate of
    • he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
    • Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river

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