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misunderestimate 

v. t. 1. To underestimate but not sufficiently. To know that something is bad or inadequate, or dangerous, or evil but to not take nearly seriously enough the badness, inadequacy, danger or evil thereof.
'When you said I was a bad President, you misunderestimated me.'
misunderestimate by drblove January 16, 2009

Misunderestimate 

A word created by Pres. George W. Bush meaning to misunderstand and to underestimate.
I Misunderestimated the test which is why i failed it.
The President seemed to misunderestimate the amount of time and resources it would take to win the war.
Misunderestimate by WhiteCisDudeBro December 21, 2008

misunderestimate 

To fail to adequately lower expectations. Accidentally coined by George W. Bush. See bushism.
We have seriously misunderestimated the effects of a Bush presidency -- they were far worse than anyone ever expected.

misunderestimate 

Yet another word created by our president, George W. Bush.
(See Grecians)
How dare you misunderestimate me!
misunderestimate by Marty Potter September 6, 2005

misunderestimate 

It's one of the few good things ever came out of George W.Bush.
Dude 1: don't you ever misunderestimate me.
Dude 2: where the hell did you get that word from?
Dude 1: Oh, Bush said it the other day after he got a shoe thrown at him.
misunderestimate by ALAN tq September 24, 2009

misunderestimate 

To mistakenly underestimate. Means that you misunderstood something so poorly that you completely underestimated it, realizing later that it was a dire, but likely preventable (had you fully understood the situation), mistake.
I misunderestimated my teacher's desire to fail me in math.
misunderestimate by jsday187 January 5, 2011