Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overchallenge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-chal-lenge
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To challenge to an excessive degree.

Transitive verb

noun

Challenge that is too difficult.

Example Sentences

"For example, if a mother consistently overchallenges her child and responds negatively to the child's failures to meet her standards, the child will develop low confidence in her own ability and feel discouraged to take up new challenges."
"An overchallenge involves an imbalance, such that the level of difficulty in the occupational form exceeds the competencies in the developmental structure."

Etymology

From over- + challenge.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overchallenges (present, singular) overchallenging (participle, present) overchallenged (participle, past) overchallenged (past) overchallenges (plural)

Questions

What does overchallenge mean?: To challenge to an excessive degree.
Where does overchallenge come from?: From over- + challenge.

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