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OVERESTIMATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Synonyms:

overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("overestimate" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Derivation:

overestimate (assign too high a value to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An appraisal that is too high

Synonyms:

overappraisal; overestimate; overestimation; overvaluation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("overestimate" is a kind of...):

appraisal; estimate; estimation (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))

Derivation:

overestimate (make too high an estimate of)

overestimate (assign too high a value to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make too high an estimate of

Example:

He overestimated his own powers

Synonyms:

overestimate; overrate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "overestimate" is one way to...):

misjudge (judge incorrectly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overestimate"):

overcapitalise; overcapitalize (overestimate the market value of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

underestimate (make too low an estimate of)

Derivation:

overestimate (an appraisal that is too high)

overestimation (a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)

overestimation (an appraisal that is too high)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assign too high a value to

Example:

You are overestimating the value of your old car

Synonyms:

overestimate; overvalue

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "overestimate" is one way to...):

value (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

underestimate (assign too low a value to)

Derivation:

overestimate (a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)

overestimate; overestimation (an appraisal that is too high)

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