overreckoning
- noun
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sobreestimación
- The company suffered losses due to an overreckoning of its future profits.
Examples
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Historical accounts were often influenced by an overreckoning of the army's size.
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Her overreckoning of the project's costs led to budget cuts elsewhere.
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The overreckoning of expenses led to budget cuts.
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Her overreckoning of the project's costs surprised everyone.
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Her overreckoning of the project's costs resulted in significant budget cuts across the department.
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An overreckoning of the army's strength in historical documents can distort public perceptions of past conflicts.
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The board's overreckoning of future revenues caused unexpected financial difficulties for the company.
Synonyms
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3.0
A statement that makes something seem bigger, better, or worse than it is
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4.4
Saying something is more important or serious than it really is
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7.2
An act of thinking or saying something is worth more than it really is
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5.7
A judgment that something is bigger or more important than it really is
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4.9
An estimate that is higher than the real amount
An opinion that something is better or worth more than it really is
A value estimate that is higher than it should be
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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.