Overrating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

make too high an estimate of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˈeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

He overestimated his own powers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overreckoning overestimation overestimate overrate

Antonyms

underestimate

Parts of Speech

noun	a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
verb	make too high an estimate of “He overestimated his own powers”

Word Forms

overestimate	verb	assign too high a value to
overrate	verb	make too high an estimate of
overestimate	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overestimation	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overrating	noun	a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überbewerten

eine Berechnung, die zu einer zu hohen Schätzung führt

🇫🇷French

surestimer

un calcul qui aboutit à une estimation trop élevée

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrevalorando

un cálculo que da como resultado una estimación demasiado alta

🇮🇹Italian

sopravvalutazione

un calcolo che dà come risultato una stima troppo alta

🇳🇱Dutch

overwaardering

een berekening die resulteert in een te hoge schatting

🇵🇹Portuguese

superestimar

um cálculo que resulta em uma estimativa muito alta

🇷🇺Russian

переоценка

расчет, который приводит к слишком высокой оценке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्यादा खा

एक गणना जिसके परिणामस्वरूप अनुमान बहुत अधिक होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভাররেটিং

একটি গণনা যার ফলে একটি অনুমান খুব বেশি

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்துதல்

மிக அதிகமான மதிப்பீட்டில் விளையும் கணக்கீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిగా అంచనా వేయడం

చాలా ఎక్కువగా ఉన్న అంచనాకు దారితీసే గణన

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हररेटिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરરેટીંગ

એક ગણતરી કે જે અંદાજમાં પરિણમે છે જે ખૂબ વધારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ

ಒಂದು ಲೆಕ್ಕಾಚಾರವು ತುಂಬಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಅಂದಾಜುಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർറേറ്റിംഗ്

വളരെ ഉയർന്ന ഒരു എസ്റ്റിമേറ്റിൽ കലാശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കണക്കുകൂട്ടൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਰੇਟਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਗਣਨਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਇੱਕ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ درجہ بندی

ایک حساب جس کا نتیجہ ایک تخمینہ ہے جو بہت زیادہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高估

计算得出的估计值过高

🇯🇵Japanese

過大評価

計算結果が高すぎる推定値になること

🇰🇷Korean

과대평가하다

너무 높은 추정치를 초래하는 계산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá quá cao

một phép tính dẫn đến ước tính quá cao

🇹🇭Thai

เกินจริง

การคำนวณที่ส่งผลให้มีการประมาณการที่สูงเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

melebih-lebihkan

perhitungan yang menghasilkan perkiraan yang terlalu tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المبالغة

عملية حسابية تؤدي إلى تقدير مرتفع جدًا

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

محاسبه ای که منجر به تخمین بسیار زیاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

abartma

çok yüksek bir tahminle sonuçlanan bir hesaplama

🇮🇱Hebrew

הערכת יתר

חישוב שמביא לאומדן גבוה מדי

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