to misprise

Examples

• All

• She realized she had misprised the importance of his advice only after the project failed.

• It is easy to misprise the quiet contributions of team members who do not seek attention.

• We should not misprise the value of small acts of kindness in our daily lives.

• He often misprises the value of hard work.

• Many people tend to misprise the value of hard work, thinking that success comes easy.

• If you misprise her talents, you will miss out on a great opportunity to learn from her.

• He always misprises the importance of teamwork, believing he can accomplish everything alone.

Synonyms

U

to underestimate

vsto misprise

285 3.1

To think someone or something is less important than they really are

is wider, covering emotional lack of appreciation as well as low judgment

U

to underrate

vsto misprise

38 3.7

To think someone has less ability or importance than they really have

focuses more on a general failure to appreciate worth rather than only estimation

S

to sell short

vsto misprise

22 5.7

To think a person or thing cannot do as much as they really can

is less about casual error and more about an overall failure to value

U

to undervalue

vsto misprise

6 4.8

Think something or someone is less important than they really are

is about failing to recognize worth more broadly, not only a low estimate

U

to undersell

vsto misprise

4 4.5

Make something seem less important or valuable than it really is

is broader, applying to internal lack of appreciation not only public presentation

D

to depreciate

vsto misprise

2 6.5

Make a person or thing seem less important and less valuable

is about undervaluing in feeling rather than intentionally putting something down

U

to underappreciate

vsto misprise

1 5.2

To not value someone or something as much as they deserve

stresses a broader lack of appreciation rather than only low formal valuation

H

to hold cheap

vsto misprise

• Literature

1 7.2

To think someone or something has little value

is similar but emphasizes failure to value rather than active disregard

Antonyms

A

to appreciate

∞ 3.2

To feel grateful for someone or something

V

to value

291 1.9

To think a person or thing is important

How Appreciated

to ignore

∞ 1.0

to misprise

• Archaic

1 9.9

to belittle

52 5.0

to denigrate

40 7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology