OVERRATED

Etymology

Adjective

overrated (comparative more overrated, superlative most overrated)

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

Antonyms

• underrated

Verb

overrated

simple past tense and past participle of overrate

Anagrams

• overtrade, overtread

Source: Wiktionary


OVERRATE

O`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating.]

Definition: To rate or value too highly.

O"ver*rate`, n.

Definition: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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