misappraise

Assess worth wrongly

To misappraise is to judge the value or worth of something incorrectly.

The word applies to both literal valuation—The estate was misappraised by thousands of dollars—and figurative assessment of situations or people: He badly misappraised her willingness to compromise.

error

misjudge

Evaluate incorrectly

miscalculateCompute incorrectly
misestimateJudge incorrectly
misreadInterpret text incorrectly

misinterpret · misreckon · misstep · blunder · inaccuracy · misconstrue · misperceive · mistake

undervaluation

underestimate

Judge too low

undervalueEstimate below true worth
underrateJudge below true merit
diminishTo make smaller

belittle · discount · devalue · minimize · downplay · understate · shortchange · underprice · undercut · sell short

process

valuation

Assessment of monetary worth

assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
estimationApproximate value judgment
evaluationDetermining worth or quality

analysis · rating · calculation · measurement · review · examination · judgment · reckoning · consideration · pricing

overvaluation

overestimate

Judge as greater than

overvalueEstimate worth too highly
overrateAssess too favorably
inflateFill with gas

exaggerate · overprice · oversell · overhype · glorify · idealize · overbid · overassess · overstate · embellish

Opposites

accuracy of evaluation

misappraiseappraise

Determine value of

assess · evaluate · discern · appreciate · understand

Family

misappraisal, misappraised

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