I.
(also underestimation ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ gross , serious , significant
▪
The official figures are a gross ~ of the true number.
▪ slight
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ badly , considerably , greatly , grossly , massively , seriously , severely , significantly , substantially , vastly , woefully
▪
He realized that he had seriously ~d their strength.
▪ consistently , systematically
▪
We consistently ~ the resources and motivation of our adversaries.
▪ completely , totally
▪ clearly
▪ slightly
VERB + UNDERESTIMATE
▪ tend to
PHRASES
▪ sth should not be ~d
▪
The importance of these feelings should not be ~d.
Underestimate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ability , ↑ complexity , ↑ danger , ↑ effect , ↑ extent , ↑ impact , ↑ importance , ↑ magnitude , ↑ power , ↑ scale , ↑ significance , ↑ size , ↑ strength , ↑ value