Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overindex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overindex
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).

Transitive verb

verb

To overweight; to overemphasize.

Example Sentences

"Right now our society is way over-indexed on rewarding success and we don’t do nearly enough to make it easy for everyone to take lots of shots."
"Travel can be enormous fun. Besides that, it can be an educational top-up, if you arrive in a place with a foundation of reading. (And if you don't over-index whatever you happen to observe in person.)"
"Even for the handful of true believers who cling tightly to conspiracy theories — and the MAGA movement may overindex here — their thinking is endlessly malleable."

Etymology

From over- + index.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overindexes (present, singular) overindexing (participle, present) overindexed (participle, past) overindexed (past) over-index (alternative)

Antonyms

underindex

Questions

What does overindex mean?: To attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).
Where does overindex come from?: From over- + index.

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