Overrating (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A calculation that results in an estimate that is too highplay

Synonyms:

overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("overrating" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Derivation:

overrate (make too high an estimate of)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb overrate

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