misprizing

verb

present participle of misprize
as in misesteeming

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. misjudging
  4. testing
  5. analyzing
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  • The second mistake is underestimating the width of the curtain panels.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
  • However, Aaron Boone isn’t underestimating a Boston ballclub that started off slow and fired Alex Cora before going on a historic run and earning the second Wild Card spot.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of underestimating
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  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • Others have paid a steep price after misjudging how stakeholders would respond.
    — Van Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The consequences of misjudging the route to that point are already visible.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudging
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  • That would mean testing models at different checkpoints during training rather than testing a close-to-final version.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The contacts will remain in isolation for 21 days and will be released after testing negative for the virus, the ministry’s director, Patrick Amoth, said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of testing
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  • In addition to analyzing this objective data, leaders listen and observe subjective data of employees’ perceptions.
    — John Radman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With initial flight tests complete, engineers have begun analyzing onboard telemetry to gauge the craft’s commercial limits.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyzing
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“Misprizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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