overchallenge
overchallenge verb: to challenge to an excessive degree.
Verb
overchallenge (third-person singular simple present overchallenges, present participle overchallenging, simple past and past participle overchallenged)
- To challenge to an excessive degree.
- For example, if a mother consistently overchallenges her child and responds negatively to the child's failures to meet her standards, the child will develop low confidence in her own ability and feel discouraged to take up new challenges.2011, Karen L. Fingerman, Handbook of Life-Span Development
Noun
overchallenge (plural overchallenges)
- Challenge that is too difficult.
- An overchallenge involves an imbalance, such that the level of difficulty in the occupational form exceeds the competencies in the developmental structure.2003, Paula Kramer, Jim Hinojosa, Charlotte Brasic Royeen, Perspectives in Human Occupation: Participation in Life
Forms of overchallenge
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | overchallenges |
| present participle | overchallenging |
| past participle | overchallenged |
| past | overchallenged |
| Noun | |
| plural | overchallenges |
Origin of overchallenge
From over- + challenge.
Questions about overchallenge
- What does overchallenge mean?
- Overchallenge means to challenge to an excessive degree.
- What part of speech is overchallenge?
- Overchallenge can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of overchallenge?
- The past tense of overchallenge is overchallenged.
Words near overchallenge in the dictionary
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