undervalue

ˌʌndərˈvæljuː

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Definition of undervalue - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

valuationestimate something as worth less than its actual value

They tend to undervalue their own skills and contributions..

underestimate

underrate

personalfail to recognize someone's importance

She tends to undervalue her own achievements.

belittle

underestimate

underrate

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Origin of undervalue

English, under (below) + value (worth)

Terms with undervalue included in their meaning

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sleep on

underestimate

ignore or undervalue something's quality

disparage

criticism

belittle or undervalue someone or something

sell oneself short

undervalue

fail to recognize one's value

set little store

undervalue

consider something not very important or valuable

underrating

adj.

evaluation

tending to undervalue abilities or achievements

misprise

attitude

undervalue or scorn something or someone

misprize

undervalue

fail to appreciate the true value of something

slightingly

adv.

undervalue

in a manner that undervalues

Examples of undervalue in a sentence

She tends to undervalue her achievements.
He tends to undervalue his contributions to the team.
Don't undervalue the impact of your kindness on others.

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French:sous-estimer, négliger, ...
German:unterbewerten, gering schätzen, ...
Italian:sottovalutare, ...
Spanish:infravalorar, menospreciar, ...
Portuguese:menosprezar, subvalorizar, ...
Chinese:低估, 忽视, ...
Japanese:過小評価する, 軽視する, ...
Arabic:قَدَّرَ بِأَقَلَّ مِن قِيمَتِه, قَلَّلَ مِن شَأْن, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְעִיט בְּעֵרֶךְ, לְהַמְעִיט בְּעֵרֶךְ, ...
Russian:недооценивать, принижать, ...
Ukrainian:недооцінювати, недооцінити, ...
Hindi:कम आँकना, कमतर समझना, ...
Bengali:কম মূল্যায়ন করা, গুরুত্ব কমিয়ে দেখা, ...
Catalan:infravalorar, subestimar, ...
Czech:podhodnotit, nedoceňovat, ...
Danish:undervurdere, nedvurdere, ...
Dutch:onderwaarderen, onderschatten, ...
Greek:υποτιμώ, παραγνωρίζω, ...
Hungarian:alulértékelni, lebecsülni, ...
Khmer:វាយតម្លៃទាបជាងតម្លៃពិត, មើលស្រាល, ...
Korean:과소평가하다, 중요성을 인식하지 못하다, ...
Persian:کم‌ارزش دانستن, کم‌اهمیت شمردن, ...
Polish:niedoceniać, lekceważyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):menosprezar, desvalorizar, ...
Romanian:a subestima, a minimaliza, ...
Swedish:undervärdera, ...
Thai:ประเมินค่าต่ำเกินไป, ไม่เห็นคุณค่า, ...
Turkish:değerini düşük biçmek, küçümsemek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh giá thấp, xem nhẹ, ...

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Origin of undervalue

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