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underappreciateto fail to recognize the full worth or significance of someone or something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to fail to recognize the full worth or significance of someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌndərəˈpriːʃieɪt/

Korean meaning: 과소평가하다, 충분히 인정하지 않다

Korean pronunciation: 언더러**프리**시에이트

Example Sentences

  • I used to underappreciate my mom's cooking until I moved out and had to eat instant noodles for a month.
  • We often underappreciate clean air until we visit a heavily polluted city.
  • Students tend to underappreciate their school janitors, not knowing they arrive at 5 AM every day.

underappreciate

VERB

//ˌʌndərəˈpriːʃieɪt//

to fail to recognize the full worth or significance of someone or something

underappreciate concept
💡 Concept

to fail to recognize the full worth or significance of someone or something

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underappreciate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

While others underappreciate, true eyes appreciate what shouldn't depreciate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌndərəˈpriːʃieɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌndərəˈpriːʃieɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixunder--
Rootappreciate

Origin

under(아래로) + appreciate(감사하다, 평가하다)가 결합된 단어로, '충분한 수준 아래로 평가한다'는 의미에서 나왔습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

appreciatedepreciate
appreciate
depreciate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I used to underappreciate my mom's cooking until I moved out and had to eat instant noodles for a month.

We often underappreciate clean air until we visit a heavily polluted city.

Students tend to underappreciate their school janitors, not knowing they arrive at 5 AM every day.

😄 Fun example

My cat definitely underappreciates the expensive cat food I buy - she prefers the cardboard box it came in.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

undervalueunderestimatebelittledownplayminimize

Antonyms

appreciateovervalueoverestimate

Related

overlookneglectdismissunderratedepreciate