Overestimate

Overestimate

Verb / Noun · /ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt/ · to judge something as larger or better than it really is

Definition

To form too high an opinion of the value, amount, quality, or capability of something or someone; to place an estimate that is higher than the actual figure or reality. As a noun, an estimate that is higher than what proves to be accurate.

Origin

From over- (beyond, too much) + estimate (from Latin aestimare, to value or assess). In use as a compound from the early 19th century as quantitative thinking became central to commerce and science.