Overestimate
[əʊvər'estɪmeɪt] or [,ovər'ɛstɪmət]
Definition
(noun.) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.
(noun.) an appraisal that is too high.
(verb.) make too high an estimate of; 'He overestimated his own powers'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
(n.) An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of.
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Definition
v.t. to estimate too highly.—n. an excessive estimate.—n. Overestimā′tion.
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Examples
- Those revolutionists who see the misery of the country as a deliberate and fiendish plot overestimate the bad will, the intelligence and the singleness of purpose in the ruling classes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I do not overestimate it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But the truth is that we overestimate enormously the importance of nominations, campaigns, and office-holding. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare, but to me this grove seemed very beautiful. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But James's services cannot be overestimated: if he did not lay even the foundations of a science, he did lay some of the foundations for research. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is possible that the influence of a return to classic Greek pagan literature in bringing about this changed mind has been overestimated. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She could not admit at once that she might have overestimated Wildeve, for to perceive his mediocrity now was to admit her own great folly heretofore. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Editor: Tracy