Overestimate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an appraisal that is too high

a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛstᵻmət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛstᵻmət/.

Examples

He overestimated his own powers
You are overestimating the value of your old car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overrate overreckoning overappraisal overestimation overrating overvalue overvaluation

Antonyms

undervalue underestimate

Parts of Speech

noun	an appraisal that is too high
noun	a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
verb	make too high an estimate of “He overestimated his own powers”
verb	assign too high a value to “You are overestimating the value of your old car”

Word Forms

overestimate	verb	assign too high a value to
overvalue	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
overvaluation	noun	an appraisal that is too high

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überschätzen

eine zu hohe Bewertung

🇫🇷French

surestimer

une évaluation trop élevée

🇪🇸Spanish

sobreestimar

una valoración demasiado alta

🇮🇹Italian

sopravvalutare

una valutazione troppo alta

🇳🇱Dutch

overschatting

een te hoge waardering

🇵🇹Portuguese

superestimar

uma avaliação muito alta

🇷🇺Russian

переоценивать

слишком высокая оценка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यधिक

एक मूल्यांकन जो बहुत अधिक है

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்தி

மிக உயர்ந்த மதிப்பீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిగా అంచనా వేయండి

చాలా ఎక్కువగా ఉన్న ఒక అంచనా

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त अंदाज

एक मूल्यांकन जे खूप उच्च आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશય અંદાજ

મૂલ્યાંકન જે ખૂબ ઊંચું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಮಾಡಿ

ತುಂಬಾ ಅಧಿಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായി വിലയിരുത്തുക

വളരെ ഉയർന്ന ഒരു വിലയിരുത്തൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ اندازہ لگانا

ایک تشخیص جو بہت زیادہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高估

评价过高

🇯🇵Japanese

過大評価する

高すぎる評価

🇰🇷Korean

과대평가하다

너무 높은 평가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá quá cao

sự đánh giá quá cao

🇹🇭Thai

ประเมินค่าสูงไป

การประเมินที่สูงเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menaksir terlalu tinggi

penilaian yang terlalu tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-overestimate

isang pagtatasa na masyadong mataas

🇲🇾Malay

melebih-lebihkan

penilaian yang terlalu tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المبالغة في تقدير

تقييم مرتفع جدًا

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

یک ارزیابی که خیلی بالاست

🇹🇷Turkish

abartmak

çok yüksek bir değerlendirme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הערכת יתר

הערכה גבוהה מדי

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