Misunderestimation
Origin
Full definition of misunderestimation
Noun
misunderestimation
(plural misunderestimations)- (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
- We find even in our own agency very significant misunderestimations of the effectiveness.
- This is not the first time our president has worried about misunderestimation, so it’s fair to regard this not as a slip of the tongue, but as something the president of the United States thinks is a word.
Usage notes
As with the root misunderestimate, this is usually but not always employed in jocular reference to former US President George W. Bush.