verb/subestiˈmaɾ/
to underestimate; to underrate; to understate; to sell oneself short, to underrate, to be understated
“No se puede subestimar su importancia.” — Its importance cannot be understated.
Synonyms: menospreciar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-bor. Spanish sub- Old Latin aestumō Latin aestimārebor. Spanish estimar Spanish subestimar From sub- + estimar.