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Overestimation is believing that you are better than you actually are.

From Scientific American • Aug. 2, 2019

Nance—whose independent film “An Overestimation of Her Beauty,” about a girl who got away, was as emo as it gets—queers that concept and adds glitter.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 14, 2018

Overestimation offers a safety net in ensuring adequate assistance is provided.

From Time • Sep. 30, 2014

Overestimation of the interval following the louder sound appears by no means invariable.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo




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