overestimation

Other forms: overestimations

Definitions of overestimation
  1. noun
    an appraisal that is too high
    synonyms: overappraisal, overestimate, overvaluation
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    type of:
    appraisal, estimate, estimation
    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
  2. noun
    a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
    synonyms: overestimate, overrating, overreckoning
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    type of:
    approximation, estimate, estimation, idea
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
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