Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overplacement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-place-ment
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Placement over or above others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Extreme overconfidence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the overplacement of failing students"
"The mistake of overplacement has led eager and ambitious entrepreneurs to throw their life savings into ventures that fail. The mistake of underplacement, on the other hand, regularly leads to terrible missed opportunities by those who would have succeeded had they only the courage to try."

Etymology

From over- + placement.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overplacements (plural)

Antonyms

underplacement

Questions

What does overplacement mean?: Placement over or above others.
Where does overplacement come from?: From over- + placement.

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