noun
Meaning 1
An instance of overvaluing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overevaluation
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overvaluation
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 V AE2 L Y UW0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
too high a value or price assigned to something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evaluation, valuation, rating
noun
Meaning 3
an appraisal that is too high
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overappraisal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appraisal, estimate, estimation
History
Etymology
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 valuation English overvaluation From over- + valuation.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: surévaluation — an instance of overvaluing
- Galician: sobrevaloración — an instance of overvaluing
- Italian: supervalutazione — an instance of overvaluing
- Polish: przecenienie — an instance of overvaluing
- Spanish: sobrevaloración — an instance of overvaluing