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underestimation
[v. uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; n. uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt] 
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disparagement
[dih-spar-ij-muhnt]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong criticism; detraction |
| Synonyms: | aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blame, calumny, censure, condemnation, contempt, contumely, debasement, degradation, denunciation, depreciation, derision, derogation, discredit, disdain, impairment, lessening, lie, prejudice, reproach, ridicule, scandal, scorn, slander, tale, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | approval, commendation, compliment, flattery, praise, sanction |
| Main Entry: | understatement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restrained statement |
| Synonyms: | belittlement, distortion, irony, litotes, oversimplification, sarcasm, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement |
| Main Entry: | miscalculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misestimate |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misestimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misestimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misjudgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misestimation, misinterpretation, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misreckoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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