overevaluation
noun [ U ] (also over-evaluation) uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪ.væl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪ.væl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
高估
the act of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something to be greater than it really is
We are victims of an over-evaluation of the attributes of physical beauty, which leads society to prize them above all else.
Overevaluation of assets caused a global financial crisis. 资产估值过高引发了全球金融危机。
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- The miscalculation may have resulted from an overevaluation of the depth of the water.
- He criticized the over-evaluation of the role of the clergy in many religions.
- Cognitive behavioural therapists working with patients with eating disorders stress the importance of targeting the overevaluation of weight and shape.