Antonyms for overestimation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; noun oh-ver-es-tuh-mit
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt


Definition of overestimation

  • As in mistake : noun error, misunderstanding
  • As in miscalculation : noun misestimate
  • As in misestimate : noun miscalculation
  • As in misestimation : noun miscalculation
  • As in misjudgment : noun miscalculation
  • As in misreckoning : noun miscalculation
  • As in tall talk : noun exaggeration
  • As in exaggeration : noun overstatement, embellishment
Example sentences :
  • This is, however, only a part of the reason for its overestimation.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • This overestimation varied also with the rate of speed at which the stylus was moved.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • It is the natural reaction from its overestimation, which is now followed by an equally exaggerated underestimation.
  • Extract from : « On Germinal Selection as a Source of Definite Variation » by August Weismann
  • When woman became property, a possession, the overestimation of her sexual value began.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Woman's Rights Movement » by Kaethe Schirmacher
  • Parrish has explained all sporadic cases of overestimation as due to the optical illusion carried over in visualization.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • In the case of interval A the error is one of underestimation in twenty-seven cases; in none is it an error of overestimation.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • In the case of interval B the error is one of overestimation in seventeen instances, of underestimation in two.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • Overestimation of the interval following the louder sound appears by no means invariable.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • The amount or degree of this overestimation varies considerably from trait to trait.
  • Extract from : « Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods » by Harry L. Hollingworth
  • The amount of overestimation varied with the trait, all the traits in this case being of the "desirable" sort.
  • Extract from : « Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods » by Harry L. Hollingworth

Synonyms for overestimation

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