underappreciate

verb — 2 senses

underappreciate

verb

Etymology From under- + appreciate.

1

To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

  • Yet the beauty of Galahs is still often underappreciated.2024, Russell McGregor, Enchantment by Birds, Melbourne: Scribe, page 16:
2

To not gain in value sufficiently.

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