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Overestimation

noun/ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛstᵻmˈeɪʃən/
Definition
an appraisal that is too high
a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛstᵻmˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌəʊvəɹˌɛstɪmˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌəʊvəɹˌɛstɪmˈeɪʃən/
6 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛstᵻmˈeɪʃən/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
overestimateverbassign too high a value to
overvalueverbassign too high a value to
overrateverbmake too high an estimate of
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Überschätzung
eine zu hohe Bewertung
🇫🇷French
surestimation
une évaluation trop élevée
🇪🇸Spanish
sobreestimación
una valoración demasiado alta
🇮🇹Italian
sopravvalutazione
una valutazione troppo alta
🇳🇱Dutch
overschatting
een te hoge waardering
🇵🇹Portuguese
superestimação
uma avaliação muito alta
🇷🇺Russian
переоценка
слишком высокая оценка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अधिक आकलन
एक मूल्यांकन जो बहुत अधिक है
🇧🇩Bengali
অতিমূল্যায়ন
একটি মূল্যায়ন যা খুব বেশি
🇮🇳Tamil
மிகை மதிப்பீடு
மிக உயர்ந்த மதிப்பீடு
🇮🇳Telugu
అతిగా అంచనా వేయడం
చాలా ఎక్కువగా ఉన్న ఒక అంచనా
🇮🇳Gujarati
અતિશય અંદાજ
મૂલ્યાંકન જે ખૂબ ઊંચું છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅತಿಯಾದ ಅಂದಾಜು
ತುಂಬಾ ಅಧಿಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അമിതമായ വിലയിരുത്തൽ
വളരെ ഉയർന്ന ഒരു വിലയിരുത്തൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ
ਇੱਕ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
حد سے زیادہ اندازہ
ایک تشخیص جو بہت زیادہ ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
高估
评价过高
🇯🇵Japanese
過大評価
高すぎる評価
🇰🇷Korean
과대 평가
너무 높은 평가
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đánh giá quá cao
sự đánh giá quá cao
🇹🇭Thai
การประเมินค่าสูงเกินไป
การประเมินที่สูงเกินไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
harga yg terlalu tinggi
penilaian yang terlalu tinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
labis na pagpapahalaga
isang pagtatasa na masyadong mataas
🇲🇾Malay
anggaran berlebihan
penilaian yang terlalu tinggi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المبالغة
تقييم مرتفع جدًا
🇮🇷Persian
بیش از حد
یک ارزیابی که خیلی بالاست
🇹🇷Turkish
abartma
çok yüksek bir değerlendirme
🇮🇱Hebrew
הערכת יתר
הערכה גבוהה מדי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'overestimation'?
The primary meaning of 'overestimation' is 'an appraisal that is too high'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'overestimation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'overestimation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'overestimation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'overestimation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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