overvaluation

Noun

overvaluation (countable and uncountable, plural overvaluations)

1. An instance of overvaluing.
   • First, it is obviously of benefit if it corrects a pre-existing overvaluation.1957, Rollin George Thomas, Our Modern Banking and Monetary System
   • Young-White’s paeans to short kings encourage us to confront society’s overvaluation of men’s height, and recognize the guys under 6ft whose positive attitudes render them nothing short of regal. A short king isn’t just any male-presenting person of modest stature – it’s someone who has the...2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of ‘short kings’ spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020

   Synonyms:

   overevaluation