Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overattention

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-at-ten-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excessive attention paid to something

Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + attention.

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What does overattention mean?
excessive attention paid to something
Where does overattention come from?
From over- + attention.

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