overschatten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- overestimate verb To judge or guess that something is larger, better, or more significant than it really is.
- overrate verb To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
Senses
overschatten is used for these senses in English:
- overestimate To judge or calculate too highly.
- overplay (ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
- overrate To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
overestimate — full definition
- verb To judge or guess that something is larger, better, or more significant than it really is.
- noun A guess or calculation that turns out to be too high.
overrate — full definition
- verb To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
- verb To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc.