Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overreplacement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-re-place-ment
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: oversupplementation"
"It is important to avoid overreplacement of iron in recovering patients with a minimal amount of blood loss that does not warrant aggressive iron supplementation."
"... liberal replacement or overreplacement with blood and plasma preoperatively and operatively has made obsolete the use of vasopressors, which in the past ..."

Etymology

From over- + replacement.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over-

Usage

Inflected Forms

overreplacements (plural)

Synonyms

oversupplementation

Antonyms

underreplacement undersupplementation

Questions

What does overreplacement mean?: The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.
Where does overreplacement come from?: From over- + replacement.

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