overestimation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌoʊvɚˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/ UK /ˌəʊvərˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of judging something to be greater or better than it is

His overestimation of the budget led to costly cutbacks later.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of judging... overvaluationexaggerationoverratingoverassessment

Opposites

underestimationundervaluation

Word family

Related forms overestimate estimate estimation

Etymology

From over- ('excessively') plus estimation, from Latin aestimatio ('a valuing'), from aestimare ('to value, appraise'). The act of judging something greater than it is.

aestimāre Latin

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# overestimation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvərˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of judging something to be greater or better than it is

## Examples
- His overestimation of the budget led to costly cutbacks later.

## Synonyms
- overvaluation
- exaggeration
- overrating
- overassessment

## Antonyms
- underestimation
- undervaluation

## Related Forms
- overestimate
- estimate
- estimation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aestimāre

## Etymology
From over- ('excessively') plus estimation, from Latin aestimatio ('a valuing'), from aestimare ('to value, appraise'). The act of judging something greater than it is.

## AI Etymology
Overestimation is from over- ('excessively') plus estimation, from Latin aestimatio ('a valuing'), from aestimare ('to value, appraise'). The act of judging something greater than it is. Important recorded forms include aestimāre (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of judging something to be greater or better than it is. The wider family includes related words such as overestimate, estimate, and estimation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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