overappraisal
Too high valuation
Overappraisal is the act of valuing something too highly, whether in formal assessment or personal judgment.
A house receives an overappraisal when its estimated worth exceeds what buyers will pay.
The term applies beyond finance: His overappraisal of his own abilities led to embarrassment.
The opposite is underappraisal.
Judge as greater than
- overvalueEstimate worth too highly
- overrateAssess too favorably
- miscalculationError in estimation
- inflateFill with gas
misjudge · overshoot · overassess · overcount · presume · surmise · overweigh
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- aggrandizementIncrease in power/status
magnification · puffery · overselling · overplaying · enhancement · dramatization · boasting · bragging
Twisting from original state
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
perception · misjudgment · prejudice · ego · flattery · vanity · self-enhancement
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- premiumAdded cost for better
overpricing · write-up · revaluation · appreciation · speculation
overestimate
Judge as greater than
- overvalueEstimate worth too highly
- overrateAssess too favorably
- miscalculationError in estimation
inflate · misjudge · overshoot · overassess · overcount · presume · surmise · overweigh
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
aggrandizement · magnification · puffery · overselling · overplaying · enhancement · dramatization · boasting · bragging · sensationalism
distortion
Twisting from original state
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- anchoringFastening securely to position
heuristic · perception · misjudgment · prejudice · ego · flattery · vanity · self-enhancement
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- markupAdded percentage for profit
premium · overpricing · write-up · revaluation · appreciation · speculation
overappraisalundervaluation
Rating below actual worth
underestimate · underestimation · underassessment · lowball estimate · underrating
overappraisalunderappreciation
Insufficient recognition of worth
undervaluing · disparagement · depreciation · underrating · devaluation
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