noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An incorrect count that is too high.

Verb

1. 1
   To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another transitive

   "The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others."

2. 2
   To outnumber. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

exaggerateidealizeoverestimateoverreactoverstateovervalue

Antonyms

All antonyms

undercount

Example

More examples

"The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others."

Etymology

From over- + count.

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