overassessment C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌoʊvɚəˈsɛsmənt/ UK /ˌəʊvərəˈsɛsmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an excessively high valuation, charge, or estimate Homeowners appealed the overassessment of their property taxes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an excessively high... overvaluationoverestimationoverchargeoverrating ↔ Opposites underassessmentundervaluationunderestimation Word family Related forms assessassessmentoverassess Etymology AI details From over- ('excessively') plus assessment, from assess, from Latin assidere ('to sit beside,' as a judge fixing a tax). Denotes an excessively high valuation. assidēre Latin sedēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overassessment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚəˈsɛsmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvərəˈsɛsmənt/ ## Meanings 1. an excessively high valuation, charge, or estimate ## Examples - Homeowners appealed the overassessment of their property taxes. ## Synonyms - overvaluation - overestimation - overcharge - overrating ## Antonyms - underassessment - undervaluation - underestimation ## Related Forms - assess - assessment - overassess ## Roots and Affixes - Root: assidēre - Root: sedēre ## Etymology From over- ('excessively') plus assessment, from assess, from Latin assidere ('to sit beside,' as a judge fixing a tax). Denotes an excessively high valuation. ## AI Etymology Overassessment is from over- ('excessively') plus assessment, from assess, from Latin assidere ('to sit beside,' as a judge fixing a tax). Denotes an excessively high valuation. Important recorded forms include assidēre (Latin) and sedēre (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an excessively high valuation, charge, or estimate. The wider family includes related words such as assess, assessment, and overassess. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown