Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of overestimating, or the state of being overestimated; overvaluation.
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- noun An excessive
estimation
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- noun an appraisal that is too high
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
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Examples
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Therefore, the overestimation is done by Chapters, but the cost must be swallowed by the publisher.
Movement mounting against Reisman receiving honorary degree 2010
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A report by the French Senate published last month criticized WHO's handling of the pandemic, in particularly what it described as an "overestimation" of the risk and insufficient transparency about links between WHO experts and the pharmaceutical industry.
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This kind of overestimation is common, for example in polling concerning the economy.
Concern about Climate Change: Update » Sociological Images 2009
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At the same time, there has also been an overestimation of what "click activism" can do.
Taj James: Movement Building and Deep Change: A Call to Mobilize Strong and Weak Ties Taj James 2010
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ÂAt the same time, there has also been an overestimation of what "click activism" can do.
Taj James: Movement Building and Deep Change: A Call to Mobilize Strong and Weak Ties Taj James 2010
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The personality trait that best predicted the overestimation bias was fearfulness, not other negative-affect traits such as anxiety or anger.
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In an email, a CDC spokeswoman said its figures were based on sales of head-lice treatments, noting a report by the American Academy of Pediatrics published last year that said the totals were most likely an overestimation.
Parents' Latest Pick: Herbal Shampoos to Keep Away Lice Timothy W. Martin 2011
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At the same time, there has also been an overestimation of what "click activism" can do.
Taj James: Movement Building and Deep Change: A Call to Mobilize Strong and Weak Ties Taj James 2010
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And “fourth most important country in Europe” sounds like an overestimation to me.
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At the same time, there has also been an overestimation of what "click activism" can do.
Taj James: Movement Building and Deep Change: A Call to Mobilize Strong and Weak Ties Taj James 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word overestimation
"'I can't stand being loved--loved?--worshiped! Overestimation freezes me. My mother overestimated me and I haven't said a sincere word to her since I was fifteen years old.'"
--Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder
September 6, 2010