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見くびる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Expresses underestimating someone's ability, worth, or strength, often with a nuance of contempt or dismissiveness.

Related words· 6

侮あなどるN1
侮る is a more formal, often written word for underestimating someone, while 見くびる is colloquial and carries a stronger sense of personal contempt.
軽かろんじるN1
軽んじる means to treat something or someone lightly or with little respect, whereas 見くびる specifically means to underestimate a person's ability or strength.
甘あまく見みる
甘く見る means to take something too lightly or underestimate its difficulty, while 見くびる focuses on underestimating a person's capability with a dismissive attitude.
馬ば鹿かにするN2
馬鹿にする means to mock or make fun of someone, which is more openly insulting than 見くびる, which is about quietly underestimating someone.

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見み下くだすN1
見くびる means to underestimate or belittle someone's ability, while 見下す is broader and covers general contempt or condescension.
見み損そこなうN1
見くびる means to underestimate someone from the start, whereas 見損なう means realizing after the fact that you misjudged someone's character.

Opposites

見み上あげるN3
見上げる means to look up to and admire someone, the opposite of 見くびる's meaning of looking down on and underestimating someone.
買かいかぶるN1
見くびる means to underestimate or look down on someone, the opposite of 買いかぶる which means to overestimate them.