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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