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miss vs overshoot

overshoot vs miss

miss and overshoot both are nouns.

miss and overshoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
overshoot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, overshoot is a hyponym of miss; that is, overshoot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than miss:
  • miss: fail to reach
  • overshoot: shoot beyond or over (a target)
Other hyponyms of miss include undershoot.
miss (noun) overshoot (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
a young female
miss (verb) overshoot (verb)
leave undone or leave out aim too high
fail to experience shoot beyond or over (a target)
fail to reach
feel or suffer from the lack of
fail to reach or get to
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and overshoot

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