misunderestimating
Undervaluing twice over
Misunderestimating means underestimating, with a humorous or ironic edge.
The word gained currency after George W.
Bush used it in a 2000 campaign speech, blending *misunderstand* and *underestimate*.
It's now used deliberately to mock political speech or to playfully emphasize that someone has badly misjudged a situation: They keep misunderestimating how determined we are.
Faulty evaluation of something
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
miscalculate · misconception · misinterpretation · mistake · misstep · misreckoning · faulty reasoning · blind spot
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- presumptionBelief held without proof
conceit · self-importance · dismissiveness · condescension · superiority · undervaluing · belittling · discounting
One who misuses words
- neologismNewly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- verbal gaffeEmbarrassing spoken mistake
- Bushisms43rd president's verbal blunders
speech error · verbal slip · political humor · language play · pop culture · colloquialism · soundbite · quotable
Unwise conduct
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
shortsightedness · naivety · overreach · backfire · comeuppance · costly mistake · unintended consequence
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
misapprehension · miscalculate · misconception · misinterpretation · mistake · misstep · misreckoning · faulty reasoning · blind spot
overconfidence
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
presumption · conceit · self-importance · dismissiveness · condescension · superiority · undervaluing · belittling · discounting · patronizing
malaprop
One who misuses words
- neologismNewly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- verbal gaffeEmbarrassing spoken mistake
Bushisms · speech error · verbal slip · political humor · language play · pop culture · colloquialism · soundbite · quotable · memeworthy
foolishness
Unwise conduct
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
thoughtlessness · shortsightedness · naivety · overreach · backfire · comeuppance · costly mistake · unintended consequence
misunderestimated, misunderestimates, underestimate, underestimated, underestimating, underestimates, underestimation, estimate, estimated