Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overregulation

/ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛɡjəlˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
over-reg-u-la-tion
IPA
/ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛɡjəlˈeɪʃən/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived ones.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English regulation English overregulation From over- + regulation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overregulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deregulated overregulate overregulated unregulated deregulation underregulation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce overregulation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛɡjəlˈeɪʃən/.
What does overregulation mean?
Excessive regulation: too many rules, especially misguidedly conceived ones.
Where does overregulation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English regulation English overregulation From over- + regulation.

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