Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overconscious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-con-scious
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively conscious.

Example Sentences

"A child whose activities are largely determined by a parent's bidding may be overconscious of the necessity to please other people and may fail to develop personal enthusiasms and interests."

Etymology

From over- + conscious.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overconscious (comparative) most overconscious (superlative)

Questions

What does overconscious mean?: Excessively conscious.
Where does overconscious come from?: From over- + conscious.

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