overestimate
/əʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
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American sound/əʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
əʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt
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əʊvər - ˈɛstɪmeɪt -> overestimate
Myanmar meaning
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overestimate /ǝƱvǝr'estÇmeÇt/ v
ပို၍ခန့်မှန်းသည်။ I overestimated the amount of milk we'd need for the weekend. ❍ The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (ie is very great).
/-mǝt/ n (usu sing )
ပိုလွန်ခန့်မှန်းခြင်း။ I'm expecting about 100 people but that may be an overestimate. Compare UNDERESTIMATE
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- overestimate /ǝƱvǝr'estÇmeÇt/ v ပို၍ခန့်မှန်းသည်။ I overestimated the amount of milk we'd need for the weekend.
- The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (ie is very great). /-mǝt/ n (usu sing ) ပိုလွန်ခန့်မှန်းခြင်း။ I'm expecting about 100 people but that may be an overestimate. Compare UNDERESTIMATE
Synonyms
misjudge, overrate, miscalculate, overvalue, allow too much for, addle, aerate, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, assess too highly, augment, balloon, bark up wrong tree, be intemperate, be misled, be off the mark, be overcritical, be partial, be unfair, be wrong, beef up, belabor, bite off too much, bloat, blow, blow out of proportion, blow up, blow-up, blunder, boast, boost, botch, brag, build up, bungle, caricature, color, come to hasty conclusion, confound, confuse, cook up, corrupt, cram, deceive oneself, dilate, discount, disregard, distend, distort, do to death, dogmatize, dramatize, drive oneself, drop the ball, elaborate, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, err, escalate, exaggerate, exaggerate information, exalt, exceed, expand, expect too much of, fabricate, fail, falsify, fatigue, flesh out, fudge, get signals crossed, get wrong, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, go wrong, goof, have wrong impression, heighten, hike, hype, hyperbolize, importance, increase, inflate, intensify, jumble, lapse, lay it on, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make a mess, make federal case, make mountain of molehill, make mountain out of molehill, make too much of, maximize, mess up, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconjecture, misconstrue, miscount, misdeem, misestimate, misinterpret, misknow, misquote, misread, misreckon, misreport, misrepresent, miss, miss by a mile, miss the boat, mistake, misthink, misunderstand, mix up, not know, not know when to stop, omit, overassess, overburden, overcharge, overdo, overdraw, overelaborate, overembellish, overemphasize, overesteem, overindulge, overload, overlook, overplay, overpraise, overprize, overreach, overreckon, oversell, overstate, overstress, overtax, overtire, overuse, overwork, pad, pile on, play up, prejudge, pressure, presume
Antonyms
abridge, accomplish, achieve, attend, be certain, be modest, be sure, clear up, comprehend, compress, condense, contract, correct, curtail, debase, decrease, deflate, deprecate, depreciate, depress, diminish, disbelieve, do correctly, do well, exaggerate, figure, figure correctly, fix, get, ignore, interpret, judge well, lessen, let air out, lower, miniaturize, minimize, neglect, overrate, pay attention, perceive, play down, reduce, regard, respect, shorten, shrink, simplify, succeed, tell truth, uncomplicate, underestimate, underrate, understand, understate, undervalue, weaken
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