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Meaning of "overoptimistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEROPTIMISTIC

overoptimistic  [ˌəʊvərˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEROPTIMISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overoptimistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVEROPTIMISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overoptimistic in the English dictionary

The definition of overoptimistic in the dictionary is excessively optimistic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEROPTIMISTIC


animistic
ˌænɪˈmɪstɪk
artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
atomistic
ˌætəˈmɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
dynamistic
ˌdaɪnəˈmɪstɪk
dysphemistic
ˌdɪsfɪˈmɪstɪk
economistic
ɪˌkɒnəˈmɪstɪk
euphemistic
ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
mediumistic
ˌmiːdɪəˈmɪstɪk
monogamistic
məˌnɒɡəˈmɪstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
nomistic
nəʊˈmɪstɪk
optimistic
ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk
overpessimistic
ˌəʊvəˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk
pessimistic
ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
Thomistic
təʊˈmɪstɪk
transformistic
ˌtrænsfəˈmɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEROPTIMISTIC

overnight success
overnighter
overnourish
overnutrition
overobvious
overoffice
overoperate
overopinionated
overoptimism
overoptimist
overorchestrate
overorganise
overorganize
overornament
overpack
overpage
overpaid
overpaint
overpart
overparted

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEROPTIMISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
opportunistic
probabilistic
sadistic
simplistic
stylistic
synergistic
touristic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of overoptimistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overoptimistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEROPTIMISTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

过于乐观
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demasiado optimistas
570 millions of speakers

English

overoptimistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overoptimistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفرطة في التفاؤل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

излишне оптимистичными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demasiado optimista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overoptimistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop optimistes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih optimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

optimistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overoptimistic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낙관적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overoptimistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overoptimistic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overoptimistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिपरिवारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı iyimser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troppo ottimistici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbyt optymistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зайво оптимістичними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prea optimistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεραισιόδοξες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ooroptimisties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alltför optimistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overoptimistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overoptimistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISTIC»

The term «overoptimistic» is normally little used and occupies the 137.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISTIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEROPTIMISTIC»

Discover the use of overoptimistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overoptimistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Delayed Project Terminations in the Venture Capital Context: ...
(1980) also shows that overoptimism is not limited to any particular age, sex, educational or occupational group.513 Furthermore, overoptimistic subjects also tend to overestimate their abilities in comparison to others.514 In this regard, ...
Dominik Steinkühler, 2010
2
Regulating Competition in Stock Markets: Antitrust Measures ...
Goedhart, Raj, and Saxena (2010) found that analysts have been persistently overoptimistic for the past 25 years, with earnings growth estimates ranging from 10 to 12 percent a year, compared with actual earnings growth of 6 percent.
Lawrence Klein, Viktoria Dalko, Michael Wang, 2012
3
The Dark Side of Valuation: Valuing Young, Distressed, and ...
For an overoptimistic valuation ofSears, we could make the following assumptions: • Revenues will grow at 6% a year for the next five years and then drop to a stable growth rate of 4%. Over the period, the pre-tax operating margins will revert ...
Aswath Damodaran, 2009
4
Debt Relief for the Poorest: An OED Review of the HIPC ...
... the methodological basis underlying the projections of future levels of debt remain unclear. The lack of transparency of the economic models behind these projections and the overoptimistic growth assumptions have made debt sustainability ...
Madhur Gautam, 2003
5
Poland Country Assistance Review: Partnership in a ...
... with much slower than agreed increases in tariffs and hesitation in promoting private sector involvement, especially in power generation. It is evident that both the government and the Bank were overoptimistic about reforming the sector.
Luis Landau, 1997
6
Materials and Reliability Handbook for Semiconductor Optical ...
Overoptimistic. Projections. of. Reliability. There are a number of ways that it is possible to come to a projected VCSEL reliability result that is overly optimistic. The most common methods, in order of popularity, are shown below. Customers of ...
Osamu Ueda, Stephen J. Pearton, 2012
7
The Effective Investor: Lessons from an African Emerging Market
In forecasting, we are overoptimistic in two ways. First, our forecasts are overoptimistic. Second, we are overoptimistic in that we overestimate the accuracy of these forecasts! Overoptimismis overconfidence in a positive direction. Try to curtail ...
Franco Busetti, 2009
8
The Strategic Use of Referendums: Power, Legitimacy, and ...
... 1969 (1) Executive, Overoptimistic Legislature Yes Reduce power of Senate legislature Chile 1973 (1) Executive, Correct* Military No Econ. program legislature, military Chile 1988 (1) Executive, Overoptimistic People Yes Extend Pinochet's ...
Mark Clarence Walker, 2003
9
Evaluation of Prolonged Use of IMF Resources
1 Question: “In my experience, the need to show balance of payments viability by the end of the projection period led to ex ante overoptimistic projections.” Never Occasionally Sometimes Frequently Always Source: IEO survey of IMF mission ...
International Monetary Fund, International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office,, 2003
10
The Public Side of (over)optimism
If Laura predicts that she will answer 37 questions correctly on the upcoming exam, but she answers only 32 correctly, her estimate can be deemed overoptimistic in an "absolute" sense. The second type can be defined as comparative ...
Zlatan Krizan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEROPTIMISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overoptimistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SA's employment equity policy stifles entrepreneurship
The reason most SME-funding by government institutions is wasted is that they are "overoptimistic with regard to the capabilities of the ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
2
A Lesson From Greece: Beware the Prophets of Boom
It turns out that the IMF, the EU, and other institutions have a tradition of consistently overoptimistic growth forecasts in times of crisis. Dealing ... «Sillyid.com - International Daily Magazine, Jul 15»
3
The Road From Waterloo
... says Mr. Muir, had made him averse to cant about “the march of the intellect” and to overoptimistic notions about an enlightened public. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
NHS's financial problems need one solution, not many
... shows this may be overoptimistic. Our members tell us they need clearer and more obvious signals around the staffing/finance balance if they ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
It's Not Too Late for the Obama Administration to Reboot …
... Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi cautioned, reforms have “stalled” and the United States has been overoptimistic about the reform process. «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
6
Japan: Ramping up Policy Actions for Lasting Economic Change
“However, the use of overoptimistic growth assumptions risks undermining the credibility of the plan, while it also lacks specifics about how to ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
7
L. TODD WOOD: Collapsing oil could cause a war in Europe
This may have been overoptimistic. A sustained crisis in the price of oil could seriously inflame public unrest in Russia. All of the flag-waving ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
8
Unilever defies expectations but warns of emerging problems
Paul Polman, its chief executive, denounced in January the overoptimistic expectations of City analysts, but in the six months to June 30 the ... «The Times, Jul 15»
9
The Story Behind Berlin's $6 Billion Airport Embarrassment
... with overoptimistic reports on their progress. The architects were fired, along with dozens of other key planners, slowing the project further. «Skift, Jul 15»
10
RBA's Glenn Stevens warns of budget sting in the tail due to …
RBA's Glenn Stevens warns of budget sting in the tail due to overoptimistic growth projections. Date: July 22, 2015. (29); Comments 25; Read later ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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