Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overattachment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-at-tach-ment
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive attachment, affection or fondness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English attachment English overattachment From over- + attachment.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overattachment mean?: Excessive attachment, affection or fondness.
Where does overattachment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English attachment English overattachment From over- + attachment.

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