Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overqualification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overqual-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being overqualified.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That’s because many employers fear that “along with overqualification comes arrogance,” he said."

Etymology

From over- + qualification.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overqualifications (plural)

Questions

What does overqualification mean?: The quality of being overqualified.
Where does overqualification come from?: From over- + qualification.

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