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Meaning of "overoptimism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEROPTIMISM

overoptimism  [ˌəʊvərˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEROPTIMISM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Overoptimism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVEROPTIMISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

overoptimism

Optimism

Optimism is a mental attitude or world view that interprets situations and events as being best, meaning that in some way for factors that may not be fully comprehended, the present moment is in an optimum state. The concept is typically extended to include the attitude of hope for future conditions unfolding as optimal as well. The more broad concept of optimism is the understanding that all of nature, past, present and future, operates by laws of optimization along the lines of Hamilton's principle of optimization in the realm of physics. This understanding, although criticized by counter views such as pessimism, idealism and realism, leads to a state of mind that believes everything is as it should be, and that the future will be as well. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass with water at the halfway point, where the optimist is said to see the glass as half full, but the pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best." Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, ultimately means one expects the best possible outcome from any given situation.

Definition of overoptimism in the English dictionary

The definition of overoptimism in the dictionary is excessive hopefulness or confidence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEROPTIMISM


academism
əˈkædəˌmɪzəm
alarmism
əˈlɑːmɪzəm
animism
ˈænɪˌmɪzəm
atomism
ˈætəˌmɪzəm
Benthamism
ˈbɛnθəˌmɪzəm
bromism
ˈbrəʊˌmɪzəm
dynamism
ˈdaɪnəˌmɪzəm
dysphemism
ˈdɪsfɪˌmɪzəm
economism
ɪˈkɒnəˌmɪzəm
endemism
ˈɛndəmɪzəm
euphemism
ˈjuːfɪˌmɪzəm
extremism
ɪkˈstriːmɪzəm
minimism
ˈmɪnɪˌmɪzəm
opiumism
ˈəʊpɪəˌmɪzəm
optimism
ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm
pancosmism
pænˈkɒzˌmɪzəm
pessimism
ˈpɛsɪˌmɪzəm
racemism
ˈræsɪˌmɪzəm
seismism
ˈsaɪzˌmɪzəm
totemism
ˈtəʊtəˌmɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEROPTIMISM

overnight bag
overnight stay
overnight success
overnighter
overnourish
overnutrition
overobvious
overoffice
overoperate
overopinionated
overoptimist
overoptimistic
overorchestrate
overorganise
overorganize
overornament
overpack
overpage
overpaid
overpaint

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEROPTIMISM

Afro-pessimism
bathmism
bedlamism
cosmism
Humism
intimism
Islamism
legitimism
logical atomism
momism
Moslemism
Muslimism
nonconformism
Pan-Islamism
panspermism
photochromism
reformism
short-termism
thermochromism
Thomism

Synonyms and antonyms of overoptimism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overoptimism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEROPTIMISM

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The translations of overoptimism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overoptimism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盲目乐观
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exceso de optimismo
570 millions of speakers

English

overoptimism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overoptimism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفاؤل المفرط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overoptimism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excesso de otimismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overoptimism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

excès d´optimisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overoptimism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overoptimism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overoptimism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overoptimism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overoptimism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overoptimism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overoptimism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरप्टीमिज्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overoptimism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccessivo ottimismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overoptimism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overoptimism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overoptimism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερεκτίμησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ooroptimisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

optimism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overoptimism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overoptimism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISM»

The term «overoptimism» is used very little and occupies the 174.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overoptimism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEROPTIMISM»

Discover the use of overoptimism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overoptimism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impact of overoptimism and overconfidence on economic ...
One may assume that this is mainly caused by the difficult measurability of overconfidence and overoptimism: On the one hand, the decision maker, convinced of his own rationality, contributes zero overconfidence or overoptimism to his ...
Andreas Müller, 2007
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Energizing Management Through Innovation and ...
It has been claimed that overoptimism explains much that is interesting about entrepreneurship (De Meza and Southey, 1996; Wadeson, 2006). High confidence reduces the incentivetocollect information before making commitments ...
Milé Terziovski, 2008
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Delayed Project Terminations in the Venture Capital Context: ...
3.2.3.3 Overoptimism Apart from the sunk cost effect and the consideration of anticipated regret, the rational evaluation of a project may also be compromised by a decision maker's overoptimism. However, before attending to overoptimism in ...
Dominik Steinkühler, 2010
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The Public Side of (over)optimism
Cognition, Motivation, and Emotion The explanations for the widely documented overoptimism can be roughly classified into two general categories: cognitive and motivational. Cognitive explanations focus on cognitive mechanisms, and ...
Zlatan Krizan, 2007
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Value Investing: Tools and Techniques for Intelligent Investment
Perhaps the most commonly encountered behavioural bias is overoptimism and overconfidence. I suspect that corporate managers generally display both in spades. The Duke University CFO survey is my favourite example of overoptimism.
James Montier, 2010
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The Irresistible Growth Enterprise: Breakthrough Gains from ...
8. "HOW. CAN. WE. MISS?" The. Overoptimism. Stall. The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. — Mark Twain When a company feels confident about the steps it is taking, ...
Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles, 2000
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Medical Data Analysis: Second International Symposium, ISMDA ...
Investigations. on. Stability. and. Overoptimism. of. Classification. Trees. by. Using. Cross-Validation. Willi Sauerbrei Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 26,  ...
Jose Crespo, Victor Maojo, Fernando Martin
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America's Great Depression
Another popular theory attributes business cycles to alternating psychological waves of “overoptimism” and “overpessimism.” This view neglects the fact that the market is geared to reward correct forecasting and penalize poor forecasting.
Murray Newton Rothbard, 1972
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Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: ...
and 63 percent greatly overestimating survival.52 Interestingly, the better the doctor knew the patient, the more likely his overoptimism. People are not indiscriminately overoptimistic, however, and even when overoptimistic, “ correlations ...
Paul Brest, Linda Hamilton Krieger, 2010
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The Handbook of Mergers and Acquisitions
more risky, high-tech acquisitions; Hayward and Hambrick 1997 on hubris being associated with value-destroying acquisitions). Leaders often exhibit overoptimism either because ofintense desire to succeed or to inspire the “tro ops ” to fight ...
David Faulkner, Satu Teerikangas, Richard J. Joseph, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overoptimism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's How Most People Make Bad DecisionsBruce …
Overoptimism: If you think you are going to win the lottery, you suffer from this tendency. Antidote: Make it a habit to study probabilities. 14. «LinkedIn, Jul 15»
2
Megaprojects: The good, the bad, and the better
Overoptimism and overcomplexity. In order to justify a project, sometimes costs and timelines are systematically underestimated and benefits ... «Consultant News, Jul 15»
3
Stock Market's About-Face Means Time To Be Fully Invested
Third, there is no indication of investor overoptimism. Instead, the mood appears to be a tentative confidence in stocks. Certainly, both fund ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Iran talks hit potential snag
... as being in the "end game." In recent days, Kerry has cautioned against overoptimism and warned that the talks could fail. Printable Version. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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Iran nuclear talks hit potential snag over arms embargo
In recent days, Kerry has cautioned against overoptimism and warned that the talks could fail. “Still nothing is clear,” Iranian Foreign Minister ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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The full cost
This is subject to all manner of criticisms; first, it encourages overoptimism, second, expected returns are unlikely to match assumptions, third, ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
7
Child born to teen in care to stay in care until mother is 21
There was no problem with her ability to parent when she was completely drug-free, but she had “huge overoptimism” and had come off ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Valuations And Stock Returns: Looking Back On The Dot Com Period
... investors who, driven by overoptimism and excessively positive sentiment, force the valuations of growth stocks far above their intrinsic value. «ValueWalk, Jun 15»
9
Get The Daily Memo in your inbox
Behavioural scientists would say that the illusion of control and knowledge leads to overoptimism, and since these are deeply-ingrained human ... «The Memo, May 15»
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As the once-vilified drug becomes more accepted, researchers …
Guzmán cautions against overoptimism but welcomes the beginning of human studies. “We have to be objective,” he says. “At least the mind-set is opening ... «National Geographic, May 15»

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