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overchallenging

overchallenging is the present participle and gerund 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 overchallenging

What is overchallenging the present participle and gerund of?
Overchallenging is the present participle and gerund of overchallenge.

Words near overchallenging in the dictionary

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

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