misunderestimated
Wrongly judged lower
Misunderestimated means underestimated, with the redundant prefix adding unintended emphasis.
The word entered public consciousness through George W.
Bush, who used it in a 2000 speech: They misunderestimated me.
Now used both as a joking reference to that malapropism and, occasionally, to suggest someone was doubly or severely underestimated.
Clumsy social error
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- BushismPresidential verbal gaffe
- slipMinor error or misstep
- flubClumsy error
coinage · neologism · portmanteau · blooper · misstatement · howler · faux pas · solecism
Rated below true worth
- underratedValued below true worth
- discountedReduced in price
- dismissedReleased from duty
- doubtedLacked certainty about
written off · unappreciated · misjudged · overlooked · slighted · minimized · second-guessed · counted out
gaffe
Clumsy social error
flub · coinage · neologism · portmanteau · blooper · misstatement · howler · faux pas · solecism · mix-up
undervalued
Rated below true worth
- underratedValued below true worth
- discountedReduced in price
- dismissedReleased from duty
doubted · written off · unappreciated · misjudged · overlooked · slighted · minimized · second-guessed · counted out · vindication
Bush
American political surname
rhetoric · punditry · soundbite · press conference · spin · media · voters · opposition · criticism · partisan
misunderstand, misunderstood, misunderstanding, misunderstands, understand, understood, understanding, understands, understandable