過か小しょう評ひょう価か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', transitive verb

underestimation; undervaluation

Refers to assessing something as lower or less important than it actually is. Commonly used as a noun, with する to mean 'to underestimate', or as a no-adjective.

• 彼かれの能のう力りょくを過か小しょう評ひょう価かしてはいけない。

  You must not underestimate his ability.

• この問もん題だいの深しん刻こくさを過か小しょう評ひょう価かしていた。

  I had underestimated the seriousness of this problem.