overreport

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verb

To report too much or too often.

Opposite
underreport
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Meanings

verboverreport (third-person singular simple present overreports, present participle overreporting, simple past and past participle overreported)

present singular third person overreports · participle present overreporting · participle past overreported · past overreported

  1. transitiveTo report too much or too often.

    Just as the rising tide of cancellations leads the Census Bureau to overreport sales in the short term, it leads the government to underreport inventories.

    2007 January 7, Daniel Gross, “A Phantom Rebound in the Housing Market”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underreport

Origin

From over- + report.

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APA

overreport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreport

MLA

“overreport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreport. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overreport,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreport.

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