overvaluing
Prizing too highly
Overvaluing is placing too much worth or importance on something.
The word suggests misjudgment—seeing value that isn't there or inflating what exists: He's overvaluing his contribution to the project.
In finance, overvaluing means estimating an asset's worth above its actual market price.
The error can be emotional or analytical: overvaluing a relationship, overvaluing a stock.
Judging something too high
- mispricingIncorrect cost assignment
- miscalculationError in estimation
- overratingValuing beyond merit
- overappraisalExcessive estimation of value
overassessment · markup · premium · overpricing · overweighting · overcounting · exaggeration · overemphasis
Connection or fondness
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- idealizationRegarding as perfect
- romanticizingPortraying as more appealing
pedestaling · infatuation · obsession · overinvestment · treasuring · fixation · adoration · glorification
Air-filled film sphere
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- overheatedExcessively warm
overbought · frothy · manic · hype · frenzy · boom · euphoria · overhyped
Exaggerated sense of importance
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-aggrandizementInflating one's own status
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
conceit · egotism · self-importance · vanity · overconfidence · self-deception · delusion · fantasy
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
misjudgment · prejudice · subjectivity · availability · representativeness · self-serving · attribution · egocentric
overestimation
Judging something too high
- mispricingIncorrect cost assignment
- miscalculationError in estimation
- overratingValuing beyond merit
overappraisal · overassessment · markup · premium · overpricing · overweighting · overcounting · exaggeration · overemphasis
attachment
Connection or fondness
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- idealizationRegarding as perfect
romanticizing · pedestaling · infatuation · obsession · overinvestment · treasuring · fixation · adoration · glorification · veneration
bubble
Air-filled film sphere
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- inflatedExpanded with gas
overheated · overbought · frothy · manic · hype · frenzy · boom · euphoria · overhyped · dot-com
grandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-aggrandizementInflating one's own status
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
arrogance · conceit · egotism · self-importance · vanity · overconfidence · self-deception · delusion · fantasy · unrealistic
overconfidence
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
heuristic · misjudgment · prejudice · subjectivity · availability · representativeness · self-serving · attribution · egocentric · hindsight
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- valuingvaluing, appreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing
overvaluingundervaluing
Judging below true worth
underestimating · underrating · underappreciating · underpricing · devaluing
overvaluingundervaluing
Judging below true worth
underappreciating · dismissing · disregarding · neglecting · slighting
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