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noun
The act of overestimating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underestimation
Broader terms: misestimation
noun
An overestimate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underestimation, underestimate
Broader terms: misestimation, misestimate
noun
a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overestimate, overrating, overreckoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
noun
an appraisal that is too high
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overestimate, overvaluation, overappraisal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appraisal, estimate, estimation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimation English overestimation From over- + estimation.
Across languages
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