overestimation
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Overestimation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Overestimation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 overestimation overestimation &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 exaggeration exaggeration &c. 549 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity &c. 880 Sgm: N 1 optimism optimism pessimism … English dictionary for students
overestimation — Ⅰ. overestimate UK US /ˌəʊvəˈrestɪmeɪt/ verb ► [I or T] to think that something is or will be greater or more important than it really is: grossly/wildly overestimate »I think we have grossly overestimated the pace of growth. »Most people… … Financial and business terms
overestimation — overestimate ► VERB ▪ form too high an estimate of. ► NOUN ▪ an excessively high estimate. DERIVATIVES overestimation noun … English terms dictionary
overestimation — See overestimate. * * * … Universalium
overestimation — noun An excessive estimation See Also: overestimate … Wiktionary
overestimation — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See exaggeration … English dictionary for students
overestimation — n. estimate that is too high; extremely high estimate … English contemporary dictionary
overestimation — See: overestimate … English dictionary
overestimation — noun 1. an appraisal that is too high (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑overestimate, ↑overvaluation, ↑overappraisal • Derivationally related forms: ↑overvalue (for: ↑overvaluation) … Useful english dictionary
overestimate — overestimation, n. v. /oh veuhr es teuh mayt /; n. /oh veuhr es teuh mit/, v., overestimated, overestimating, n. v.t. 1. to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don t overestimate the car s trade in value. 2. to hold in too… … Universalium
