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overchallenged

overchallenged is the simple past and past participle of overchallenge.

Meaning of overchallenge

Verb

overchallenge (third-person singular simple present overchallenges, present participle overchallenging, simple past and past participle overchallenged)

  1. (transitive) 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

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Questions about overchallenged

What is overchallenged the simple past and past participle of?
Overchallenged is the simple past and past participle of overchallenge.

Words near overchallenged in the dictionary

  1. overcertified
  2. overcertifies
  3. overcertify
  4. overcertifying
  5. overchallenge
  6. overchallenged
  7. overchallenges
  8. overchallenging
  9. overchance
  10. overchances
  11. overchange

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