1. to undervalue or fail to appreciate properly
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The critic was accused of misprizing the young artist’s innovative work.
• She realized she had been misprizing her grandmother’s wisdom all these years.
• The collector regretted misprizing what turned out to be a valuable antique.
• Many people misprize the importance of small acts of kindness.
• The company’s executives were misprizing their employees’ contributions to success.