overestimation
noun[CorU]
(alsoover-estimation)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.es.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.es.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/aguessthat is too high or toobig, or theactof making such aguess:
Thereportingerrorledto an over-estimationofthenumberofcasesof thedisease.
Overestimation ofdamageiscommonwithinsuranceclaims.
ajudgmentthat something isbetteror moreimportantthan it really is:
Theyadmittedaninitialoverestimationofthebenefitsof thescheme.
Shesuffersfrom apoorunderstandingof thegamecombinedwith an over-estimation of her ownability.
- Some of themethodsused in thecalculationmayleadto overestimation of theloss.
- Somepeopletake over-estimations ofglobalwarmingas "proof" thatwarmingdoesn'thappen.
- Heblamedthelosson over-estimation ofsalesandhigheroperatingcosts.
- They areguiltyof an overestimation of thetechnicalpossibilitiesand an underestimation of theproblemsinvolved.
- This was anexampleof myparents'typicaloverestimation of myabilities.
- The thing thatconnectsthem is an overestimation oftheirownimportance.
Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the darkidiom
- approximation
- assumption
- bet
- conjecture
- counterfactual
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- misestimation
- overestimate
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- proposition
- sneaking
- speculation
- speculatively
- supposition
- surmise
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Estimating value
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Misunderstanding