overestimating
Thinking too much
Overestimating is judging something to be greater, better, or more significant than it actually is.
You might overestimate how long a trip will take, overestimate your own abilities, or overestimate how much others care about your mistakes.
I was overestimating how much food we'd need.
The error is assuming more rather than less.
Faulty evaluation of something
- errorFault in communication
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
miscounting · misreckoning · overassessment · overcounting · mismeasurement
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- inflationSustained price level increase
distortion · aggrandizement · dramatization · overplay · stretching · puffery · magnification · overselling
Ruinous excessive confidence
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
presumptuousness · self-assurance · boastfulness · conceit · pomposity · egotism · vainglory · bravado
Innocent lack of experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- overoptimismUnwarranted belief things will work
- sanguinityCheerful confidence about outcomes
dreaming · fantasy · utopian · starry-eyed
Imagining worst-case outcomes
- alarmismNeedless raising of fears
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
anxiety · dread · overreaction · panic · scaremongering · doom-and-gloom
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- errorFault in communication
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- overshootGo beyond intended point
overvaluation · miscounting · misreckoning · overassessment · overcounting · mismeasurement
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
inflation · distortion · aggrandizement · dramatization · overplay · stretching · puffery · magnification · overselling · overhyping
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
smugness · presumptuousness · self-assurance · boastfulness · conceit · pomposity · egotism · vainglory · bravado · self-importance
naivete
Innocent lack of experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- overoptimismUnwarranted belief things will work
sanguinity · dreaming · fantasy · utopian · starry-eyed
catastrophizing
Imagining worst-case outcomes
- alarmismNeedless raising of fears
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
fearmongering · anxiety · dread · overreaction · panic · scaremongering · doom-and-gloom
overestimatingunderestimating
Misjudging as less significant
underrating · lowballing · undervaluing · undercounting · underappreciating
overestimatingundervaluing
Judging below true worth
underappreciating · underrating · underestimating · disparaging · belittling