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overreckoning

overreckoning

9.9
Calculating something as larger than it really is
  • noun
translation icon : sobreestimación
  • The company suffered losses due to an overreckoning of its future profits.

Examples

  • Historical accounts were often influenced by an overreckoning of the army's size.

  • Her overreckoning of the project's costs led to budget cuts elsewhere.

  • The overreckoning of expenses led to budget cuts.

  • Her overreckoning of the project's costs surprised everyone.

  • Her overreckoning of the project's costs resulted in significant budget cuts across the department.

  • An overreckoning of the army's strength in historical documents can distort public perceptions of past conflicts.

  • The board's overreckoning of future revenues caused unexpected financial difficulties for the company.

Synonyms

exaggeration
vsoverreckoning
52 3.0

A statement that makes something seem bigger, better, or worse than it is

is a literal miscalculation of size or amount rather than a spoken overclaim
overstatement
vsoverreckoning
13 4.4

Saying something is more important or serious than it really is

refers to an actual numeric or measured overcalculation rather than a verbal overclaim
overvaluation
vsoverreckoning
2 7.2

An act of thinking or saying something is worth more than it really is

centres on computed or measured amounts being higher rather than worth alone
overestimation
vsoverreckoning
1 5.7

A judgment that something is bigger or more important than it really is

is the same idea framed as a specific act of calculating higher
overestimate
vsoverreckoning
1 4.9

An estimate that is higher than the real amount

is the same meaning but used as the general term for that act
overrating
vsoverreckoning
4.9

An opinion that something is better or worth more than it really is

focuses specifically on numeric or quantitative miscalculation rather than opinion
overappraisal
vsoverreckoning
8.8

A value estimate that is higher than it should be

is about calculating sizes or amounts as larger rather than valuation tone

Antonyms

An estimate that is lower than the real value

How Accurate

precise
286 3.6
estimate
370 2.6
overreckoning
9.9

Surface Forms

overreckoning singular

Morphology

overreckoning = reckoning (transparent) = over + reckon + ing

The prefix 'over-' clearly indicates an excessive or exaggerated action of the base word 'reckoning'.

Etymology

Overreckoning comes from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and reckon meaning 'to count or estimate'. So an overreckoning is a calculation or estimate that makes something look larger or higher than it really is.