Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcontrol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-con-trol
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To control to too great a degree.

Transitive verb

noun

Excessive control.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She’s not fancy or overcontrolled: she sounds relaxed but alert, and a slight nasal flatness in her voice humanizes her, makes her touch the ground."
"After a stressful event, the histrionic patient often manifests swings from rigid overcontrol to uncontrolled intrusions and emotional repetition."

Etymology

From over- + control.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcontrols (present, singular) overcontrolling (participle, present) overcontrolled (participle, past) overcontrolled (past)

Questions

What does overcontrol mean?: To control to too great a degree.
Where does overcontrol come from?: From over- + control.

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