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Definition: Overestimation |
OverestimationNoun1. An appraisal that is too high. 2. A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: OverestimationSynonyms: overappraisal (n), overestimate (n), overrating (n), overreckoning (n), overvaluation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aggravation | Noun: aggravation, worsening, heightening; exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation; exaggeration. |
Misjudgment | Overestimation; underestimation. |
Overestimation | Noun: overestimation; Verb: exaggeration; vanity; optimism, pessimism, pessimist. much cry and little wool, much ado about nothing; storm in a teacup, tempest in a teacup; fine talking. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Overestimation |
| Specialty definitions using "overestimation": Measurement bias. (references) |
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Women | Mauritania | The change in figures appears to reflect both prior overestimation and a significant decline in the practice in recent years. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Overestimation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Overestimation" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "overestimation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mbivlerësim (overestimate, overvalue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | المغالاة في التقدير. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | надценяване (overvalue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | přecenìní (overestimate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | overvurdering (overestimate, over-estimation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | overschatting (over-estimation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yliarviointi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | surestimation (overvaluation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Überschätzung (over-estimation), überschätzung (overassessment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υπερεκτίμηση (overestimate, over-estimation), υπερτίμηση (appreciation, boom, overrating, premium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | soprastima (over-estimation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 過大評価 (overvaluing), 過大視 , 偏重 (making too much of, preponderance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か いひょうか (overvaluing), か いし, へ"じゅう (making too much of, preponderance), へ"ちょう (abnormality, anomaly, change of tone, irregularity, making too much of, modulation, preponderance, variation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | overestimationay sobrestimação (over-estimation), sobreavaliação (over-estimation). (various references) переоценка (overvaluation, overvalue, reappraisal, reassessment, reevaluation). (various references) precenjivanje (over-estimate, overvalue). (various references) sobreestimación (over-estimation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "overestimation": overestimations. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-i-m-n-o-o-r-s-t-t-v" | |
-1 letter: remotivations. | |
-2 letters: remotivation. | |
-3 letters: marionettes, maternities, motivations, notorieties, remotivates, terminative, tonometries. | |
-4 letters: aeronomies, aeronomist, enormities, estimation, estimative, estivation, intimaters, iterations, itinerates, maisonette, marionette, martensite, monetarist, monitories, moronities, motivation, motivators, novitiates, orientates, remotivate, tenotomies, terminates, tonometers, transitive, vanitories, vomitories. | |
-5 letters: amenities, amorettos, anterooms, anteverts, antimeres, averments, enteritis, estaminet, estimator, imitators, intermits, interties, intimater, intimates, intromits, invertase. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-i-m-n-o-o-r-s-t-t-v" | |
+1 letter: overestimations. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110110 01100101 01110010 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O v e r e s t i m a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0076 0065 0072 0065 0073 0074 0069 006D 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4988718471858675796786758180 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albanese, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arabo, арабский, arapski, árabe |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, ceco, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japonez, يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, japonský, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japonez, يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, japonský, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés |
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