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overattachment

overattachment noun: excessive attachment, affection or fondness.

Noun

overattachment (uncountable)

  1. Excessive attachment, affection or fondness.

Origin of overattachment

From over- + attachment.

Questions about overattachment

What does overattachment mean?
Overattachment means excessive attachment, affection or fondness.
What part of speech is overattachment?
Overattachment is a noun.

Words near overattachment in the dictionary

  1. overassumptions
  2. overassured
  3. overate
  4. overated
  5. overattached
  6. overattachment
  7. overattend
  8. overattended
  9. overattending
  10. overattends
  11. overattention

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