About The Word Overestimate

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Overestimate

Overestimate Meaning & Definition
Overestimate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overestimate?

[n] a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
[n] an appraisal that is too high
[v] make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"
[v] assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overestimate: overappraisal | overestimation | overestimation | overrate | overrating | overreckoning | overvaluation | overvalue

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overestimate: aggrandize | amplify | ballyhoo | build up | burlesque | caricature | carry too far | draw the longbow | exaggerate | exaggeration | go to extremes | hyperbolize | idealize | idolize | lay it on | magnify | make much of | overappraisal | overappraise | overassess | overassessment | overcalculate | overcalculation | overcharge | overcommend | overcount | overdo | overdraw | overesteem | overestimation | overlaud | overmeasure | overpraise | overprize | overrate | overrating | overreach | overreact | overreact to | overreaction | overreckon | overreckoning | oversell | overspeak | overstate | overstatement | overstress | overvaluation | overvalue | pile it on | puff | stretch | stretch the truth | talk big | talk in superlatives | tout | travesty

See Also | appraisal | approximation | estimate | estimate | estimation | estimation | idea | misjudge | overcapitalise | overcapitalize | value

Overestimate In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
\O`ver*es"ti*mate\, n. An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

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