verb, noun
verb [VN] to estimate sth to be larger, better, more important, etc. than it really is:
They overestimated his ability when they promoted him. * The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (= is very great).
OPPUNDERESTIMATE
overestimation noun [U,C]
noun [usuallysing.] an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too high:
I thought it would cost about ｣300, but luckily that turned out to be an overestimate.
OPPUNDERESTIMATE
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