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• n  an appraisal that is too high
• n  a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

• Larson, whose surreal, pothead-meets-scientist take on humans' overestimation of their species made cartoons cool, prefers his nondrawing, noncelebrated existence.
• You can recognize them by their seriousness of purpose, their wild overestimation of the reader's attention span and their interest in physical violence that makes Saw look like .
• The shock of 911 provoked an overestimation of the risks we faced.

• overestimate
• overvaluation
• overappraisal
• overrating
• overreckoning

News & Articles

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• Kyrie Irving: 'I Needed' Wake-Up Call, Admits This Season Is a 'Challenge'
  The Cleveland Cavaliers can call the 2013-14 season a lot of things.  A disaster. A hopeless endeavor. A severe overestimation of their team's ability. A reality check. A failure to meet the lofty expectations.  Kyrie Irving is just going to call it a challenge.  The 21-year-old point guard who will be starting for the Eastern Conference All-Star squad spoke with Jason Lloyd of the  Akron Beacon ...
  Feb. 1, 2014 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Leona Aglukkaq in Toronto Star
  It was a clear overestimation and there was no evidence of ill will or deliberate calculations,Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq told a news conference in Ottawa today.
• Allama Iqbal in ABS CBN News
  This overestimation [by Arroyo] will create a false impression that all the fundamental issues are resolved,MILF chief negotiator Mahaqher Iqbal wrote on the group's Web site.
• Pat Michaels in FOXNews
  There is an overestimation of the environment's sensitivity to CO2,said Dr. Patrick Michaels, senior fellow in environmental studies at the CATO Institute and a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists.