misappraisal
Faulty value judgment
Misappraisal is an incorrect or flawed assessment of something's value, significance, or nature.
The term applies to both formal evaluations—a misappraisal of property worth—and informal judgments: His misappraisal of the situation led to a costly mistake.
Where appraisal suggests careful consideration, misappraisal marks where that consideration went wrong.
Error in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
- mistakeWrong action or decision
blunder · oversight · inaccuracy · misinterpretation · misreading · misconstruction · miscount · flaw
Judging something too high
- overratingValuing beyond merit
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
- inflationSustained price level increase
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
overreach · overshoot · overstatement · overemphasis · aggrandizement · embellishment · idealization · glorification
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- distortionTwisting from original state
misrepresentation · unfairness · preconception · one-sidedness · slant · favoritism · bigotry · tendentiousness
Renewed evaluation of something
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reconsiderationRenewed evaluation of something
- revisionAltering to improve
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
reanalysis · correction · recalculation · rethinking · adjustment · amendment · review · retrospection
Judging below actual value
- underratingJudging below true value
- undervaluationRating below actual worth
- underappreciationInsufficient recognition of worth
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
dismissal · minimization · depreciation · discounting · belittlement · underpricing · underselling · deflation
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
mistake · blunder · oversight · inaccuracy · misinterpretation · misreading · misconstruction · miscount · flaw · slip
overestimation
Judging something too high
- overratingValuing beyond merit
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
- inflationSustained price level increase
exaggeration · overreach · overshoot · overstatement · overemphasis · aggrandizement · embellishment · idealization · glorification · magnification
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
distortion · misrepresentation · unfairness · preconception · one-sidedness · slant · favoritism · bigotry · tendentiousness · inequity
reassessment
Renewed evaluation of something
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reconsiderationRenewed evaluation of something
- revisionAltering to improve
reexamination · reanalysis · correction · recalculation · rethinking · adjustment · amendment · review · retrospection · hindsight
underestimation
Judging below actual value
- underratingJudging below true value
- undervaluationRating below actual worth
- underappreciationInsufficient recognition of worth
devaluation · dismissal · minimization · depreciation · discounting · belittlement · underpricing · underselling · deflation · short-selling