overestimate

 

verb

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
[with object]
  • form too high or favourable an estimate of: his influence cannot be overestimated

noun

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɛstɪmət/
  • an excessively high estimate: the figure of 30 per cent was an overestimate

Derivatives

overestimation

Pronunciation: /-ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun