sell short
Discount one's potential
To sell short is to underestimate or undervalue someone or something: Don't sell yourself short—you're more qualified than you think.
The phrase comes from stock trading, where selling short means selling borrowed shares expecting the price to drop, then buying them back cheaper.
The figurative sense dominates everyday use: failing to give proper credit or recognition.
Creating unintended circuit connection
- bearishExpecting market decline
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- coverProtect by overlaying
- borrowObtain for temporary use
securities · broker · put option · squeeze · settlement · position · leverage · hedge fund
To make something seem unimportant
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- diminishTo make smaller
- deprecateExpress earnest disapproval
- demeanLower in standing
talk down · put down · discredit · slight · devalue · cheapen · badmouth · run down
shorting
Creating unintended circuit connection
- bearishExpecting market decline
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- coverProtect by overlaying
borrow · securities · broker · put option · squeeze · settlement · position · leverage · hedge fund · locate
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
demean · talk down · put down · discredit · slight · devalue · cheapen · badmouth · run down · trivialize
underrate
Judge below true merit
- undervalueEstimate below true worth
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- discountReduced price offered
dismiss · overlook · doubt · write off · belittle · underappreciate · downplay · minimize · scoff · skepticism
lay
Place down flat
odds · spread · handicap · futures · risk · stake · punt · speculate
- dismissingbrush aside, brush off, wave off, shrug off, blow off
sell shortoverestimate
Judge as greater than
overrate · overvalue · exaggerate · inflate · oversell
sell shortbelieve in
Accept as true
have faith in · champion · back · recognize · appreciate
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