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overrate

 

[ ˌoʊvərˈreɪt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

evaluation

To overestimate the value or importance of something or someone.

Synonyms

exaggerate, inflate, overestimate

Examples of usage

  • He tends to overrate his own abilities.
  • Don't overrate the impact of social media on society.
Context #2 | Verb

evaluation

To give too high a rating or evaluation to something.

Synonyms

exaggerate, overestimate, overvalue

Examples of usage

  • The critics often overrate movies that lack substance.
  • It's easy to overrate the performance of a team based on one game.

Translations

Translations of the word "overrate" in other languages:

🇵🇹 superestimar

🇮🇳 अधिक मूल्यांकन करना

🇩🇪 überschätzen

🇮🇩 menilai terlalu tinggi

🇺🇦 переоцінювати

🇵🇱 przeceniać

🇯🇵 過大評価する

🇫🇷 surestimer

🇪🇸 sobrevalorar

🇹🇷 abartmak

🇰🇷 과대평가하다

🇸🇦 يُبالِغ في التقدير

🇨🇿 přeceňovat

🇸🇰 preceniť

🇨🇳 高估

🇸🇮 preceniti

🇮🇸 ofmeta

🇰🇿 артық бағалау

🇬🇪 გადაფასება

🇦🇿 artıq dəyərləndirmək

🇲🇽 sobrevalorar

Etymology

The word 'overrate' originated from the combination of 'over-' meaning excessively or beyond, and 'rate' meaning to assess or evaluate. It first appeared in the English language in the early 19th century. The concept of overrating something has been a common theme in human psychology, where individuals tend to assign higher value or importance to certain things than they actually possess.

See also: berate, overrated, rate, rated, rates, rating, ratings, underrate, underrated, underrating.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #32,963 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.