Definition of "overestimating" []

• Present participle of overestimate. (verb)

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• "They have erred also in overestimating the willingness of other people to fight for themselves, or for their freedom."
• "Neocons have erred in overestimating the U.S. public’s willingness to engage in long struggles on behalf of other people."
• "In investigating the California rate filing, that state's Department of Insurance found mathematical mistakes, such as overestimating future medical costs and double-counting the effect of its policyholders aging, according to insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, a Republican candidate for governor."