overestimation

overestimation

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English estimation
English overestimation

    From over- + estimation.

    Noun

    overestimation (countable and uncountable, plural overestimations)

    1. (uncountable) The act of overestimating.
      Antonym: underestimation
      Hypernym: misestimation
    2. (countable) An overestimate.
      Antonyms: underestimation, underestimate
      Hypernyms: misestimation, misestimate

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