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overcompetence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-com-pe-tence
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive or exaggerated competence.

Uncountable

noun

The tendency to overestimate one's knowledge, skills or abilities.

Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + competence.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

Dunning-Kruger effect

Frequently Paired Words

Dunning-Kruger effect

Questions

What does overcompetence mean?
Excessive or exaggerated competence.
Where does overcompetence come from?
From over- + competence.

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