overestimate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an appraisal that is too high
    overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
  2. noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
    overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
  3. verb make too high an estimate of
    overrate.
    • He overestimated his own powers
  4. verb assign too high a value to
    overvalue.
    • You are overestimating the value of your old car

WordNet


O`ver*es"ti*mate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
O`ver*es"ti*mate noun
Definitions
  1. An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

Webster 1913