overreckon

Meanings

• Verb

  To estimate or judge a situation or matter beyond what is reasonable or accurate.

  - "Despite the evidence, the jury overreckoned the defendant's innocence."
  - "The investors overreckoned the market trend and suffered significant losses."

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Variants

List of all variants of overreckon that leads to same result
overreact , overreacted , overreacting , overreaction , overreactions , overreacts

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Etymology

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Over- (exceeding) + reckon (to count)

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Trivia

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1. The term 'overreckon' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more commonly found in formal or legal contexts.

2. The word 'reckon' comes from the Old English word 'recan', meaning 'to count'.

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Related Concepts

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1. overestimate: To estimate or judge something to be greater than it actually is.

2. underestimate: To estimate or judge something to be less than it actually is.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Over-estimation Reasonably Exceeds Common Knowledge' to memorize the meaning of 'overreckon'.

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