underappreciate

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ appreciate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underappreciate (third-person singular simple present underappreciates, present participle underappreciating, simple past and past participle underappreciated)

  1. (transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.
    • 2024, Russell McGregor, Enchantment by Birds, Melbourne: Scribe, page 16:
      Yet the beauty of Galahs is still often underappreciated.
  2. (intransitive) To not gain in value sufficiently.

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