Overrate
verb
To have a too high opinion of, or to give too much importance or value to something or someone.
Some people believe that society overrates the importance of beauty.
Often appears as...
- overrate the importance
- overrate the value
verb
To have a too high opinion of, or to give too much importance or value to something or someone.
Some people believe that society overrates the importance of beauty.
Often appears as...
- overrate the importance
- overrate the value
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Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The word 'overrate' often reflects a personal opinion, not a universal truth.
Some may overrate the taste of a popular dish, while others disagree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Overrate' usually suggests an overly positive assessment that is undeserved.
Critics overrate this movie despite its clear flaws.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Bias
'Overrate' can be influenced by cultural values, what one culture overrates, another may not.
The author's talents are overrated in his home country.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The word 'overrate' often reflects a personal opinion, not a universal truth.
Some may overrate the taste of a popular dish, while others disagree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Overrate' usually suggests an overly positive assessment that is undeserved.
Critics overrate this movie despite its clear flaws.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Bias
'Overrate' can be influenced by cultural values, what one culture overrates, another may not.
The author's talents are overrated in his home country.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The word 'overrate' often reflects a personal opinion, not a universal truth.
Some may overrate the taste of a popular dish, while others disagree.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Overrate' usually suggests an overly positive assessment that is undeserved.
Critics overrate this movie despite its clear flaws.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Bias
'Overrate' can be influenced by cultural values, what one culture overrates, another may not.
The author's talents are overrated in his home country.
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Why incompetent people...
in disciplines ranging from health, leadership skills, ethics, and beyond. What's particularly interesting is that those with the least ability are often the most likely to overrate their skills to the greatest extent.
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Why incompetent people...
in disciplines ranging from health, leadership skills, ethics, and beyond. What's particularly interesting is that those with the least ability are often the most likely to overrate their skills to the greatest extent.
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Angela Duckworth
American Psychologist
I think that is just a limitation of any questionnaire - that we apply a frame of reference or standard. It's a well-known finding in psychology that when people are total beginners at a skill, they tend to overrate their skill level. They don't know what they don't know. The more expert you are, the more critical you become.
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Tyler Cowen
American Economist
I think as individuals, people overrate the virtues of local food. Most of the energy consumption in our food system is not caused by transportation. Sometimes local food is more energy efficient. But often it's not. The strongest case for locavorism is to eat less that's flown on planes, and not to worry about boats.
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Tim Harford
English Economist
It's difficult because we tend to overrate the pain of failure. We fear it too much. That's research that emerges from psychology. We think it's going to be worse than it really is. And, I think, as we get a bit older, really after we leave school or college, we quickly stop experimenting.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Ignorant people are apt to overrate the value of what is called education. The sons of the poor, having suffered the privations of poverty, think of wealth as the mother of joy.
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Nate Silver
American Writer
People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.
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Buddha
Leader
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
I don't know if I can call myself underrated. Maybe some people may overrate me. Who knows?
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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
British Statesman
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them.
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Angela Duckworth
American Psychologist
I think that is just a limitation of any questionnaire - that we apply a frame of reference or standard. It's a well-known finding in psychology that when people are total beginners at a skill, they tend to overrate their skill level. They don't know what they don't know. The more expert you are, the more critical you become.
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Tyler Cowen
American Economist
I think as individuals, people overrate the virtues of local food. Most of the energy consumption in our food system is not caused by transportation. Sometimes local food is more energy efficient. But often it's not. The strongest case for locavorism is to eat less that's flown on planes, and not to worry about boats.
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Tim Harford
English Economist
It's difficult because we tend to overrate the pain of failure. We fear it too much. That's research that emerges from psychology. We think it's going to be worse than it really is. And, I think, as we get a bit older, really after we leave school or college, we quickly stop experimenting.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Ignorant people are apt to overrate the value of what is called education. The sons of the poor, having suffered the privations of poverty, think of wealth as the mother of joy.
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Nate Silver
American Writer
People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.
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Buddha
Leader
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
I don't know if I can call myself underrated. Maybe some people may overrate me. Who knows?
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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
British Statesman
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them.
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