Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overprescription

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pre-scrip-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate.

Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + prescription.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overprescriptions (plural)

Phrases

pill mill

Frequently Paired Words

overmedication overprescribe overtreatment pill mill

Antonyms

underprescription

Questions

What does overprescription mean?
Prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate.
Where does overprescription come from?
From over- + prescription.

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