Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overestimation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-es-ti-ma-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of overestimating.

Uncountable

noun

An overestimate.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimation English overestimation From over- + estimation.

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What does overestimation mean?
The act of overestimating.
Where does overestimation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimation English overestimation From over- + estimation.

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