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    over-optimistic
    /ˌəʊvə(r)ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. unjustifiably optimistic: "I feel she is being rather over-optimistic"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › over-optimisticOVER-OPTIMISTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    too full of hope or believing too much that good things will happen in the future : People are over-optimistic about their retirement, and that's dangerous. The event made a large loss after overoptimistic forecasts of visitor numbers and entry prices that were too high. Fewer examples.

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  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › over-optimisticOVER-OPTIMISTIC definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    too hopeful, or too ready to believe that good things will happen in the future: He fears that analysts are being over-optimistic about future company earnings. Planning for the project was grossly inadequate and overoptimistic, particularly as regards staffing.

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  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › over-optimismOVER-OPTIMISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OVER-OPTIMISM definition: 1. the quality of being too full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation too much…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionover-optimistic adjective - Definition, pictures ...

    showing more confidence that something will be successful than is shown to be right or reasonable by later events. The sales forecasts turned out to be over-optimistic. Topics Difficulty and failure c2. Check pronunciation: over-optimistic. Definition of over-optimistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVEROPTIMISTIC definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    Excessively optimistic.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overoptimismOveroptimism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. over· op· ti· mism ˌō-vər-ˈäp-tə-ˌmi-zəm. : an excessive or unrealistic degree of optimism. … folks tend toward overoptimism about their prospects and their skills. Bill Alpert. overoptimistic. ˌō-vər-ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-stik. adjective. overoptimistic projections for the future. overoptimistically. ˌō-vər-ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-sti-k (ə-)lē. adverb.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › over-optimisticover-optimistic - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ...

    over-optimistic meaning, definition, what is over-optimistic: expecting that things will be better tha...: Learn more.