speculation
noun
the contemplation or consideration of some subject.
overspeculation
-
a word derived from
speculation.
Example Sentences
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Inflation has contributed to both the stock market overspeculation and Wall Street's glut of back-office paperwork.
From Time Magazine Archive
A thoroughgoing deflation of overspeculation seemed wholesome and proper to the President.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the central bank is trying to thwart overspeculation.
From Time Magazine Archive
A reasonable person, he maintains, would "put those pieces together, make some guess about what that part of the puzzle might be about and then modestly decline overspeculation about the pieces that don't fit."
From Time Magazine Archive
Had overspeculation in securities been the only force operating, we should have seen recovery many months ago, as these particular dislocations have generally readjusted themselves.
From State of the Union Address by Herbert Hoover
