Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overenthusiasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ov-er-en-thu-si-asm
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive enthusiasm.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Paik Hong-yul, president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, which oversees South Korea’s space program, said Mr. Ko had made “mistakes out of his overenthusiasm in training.”"

Etymology

From over- + enthusiasm.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overenthusiasms (plural)

Questions

What does overenthusiasm mean?: Excessive enthusiasm.
Where does overenthusiasm come from?: From over- + enthusiasm.

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