misestimate
verb[T]
(alsomis-estimate)uk/mɪsˈes.tɪ.meɪt/us/ˌmɪsˈes.tə.meɪt/towronglyguessorcalculatethesize,value,cost, etc. of something, or thestrengthof someone'squalities:
Thestudyprovidesinsightsinto thewaysin whichprovidersmisestimaterisk.
Hiserrorwas not to mis-estimate theright-wingpressbut totrytoappeaseit.
Synonym
misjudge
Compare
overestimate
underestimate
- Thecompanyclaimedthat it had misestimated the need for ariseinprices.
- Mostfirmsmisestimate therelativeattractivenessofalternativestrategies.
- Researchers may misestimate theimpactonchildrenof theliteracyprogramme,underestimatingit for some andoverestimatingit forothers.
Estimating value
- appraiser
- book value
- cost
- costing
- de-index
- est.
- euro
- goodwill
- index of leading economic indicators
- put
- putsomethingatsomething
- quote
- re-estimate
- recommended retail price
- RRP
- uncosted
- underestimate
- valorization
- valuation
- value
misestimate
noun[C]
(alsomis-estimate)uk/mɪsˈes.tɪ.mət/us/ˌmɪsˈes.tə.meɪt/anincorrectguessorcalculationof what thesize,value,amount,cost, etc. of something might be:
Itseemsthat misestimates in bothdirectionsarethereforepossible.
His mis-estimatescosthimdearly.
Synonyms
misestimation
misjudgment
- Thesubjects' misestimates of theamountoftimespentspeakingwerenoted.
- It is noteasytoidentifytherelevantset: relyingexclusivelyonmanagerialjudgmentmaycausemisestimates.
- The organization'sweakenedfinancialpositionhas beenbroughtonpartlyas aresultof misestimates ofstudentenrolment.
- Thesystematicmisestimatesremained.
Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the darkidiom
- approximation
- assumption
- bet
- conjecture
- counterfactual
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- overestimate
- overestimation
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- proposition
- sneaking
- speculation
- speculatively
- supposition
- surmise