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overconcerned

overconcerned adjective: excessively concerned. Also the simple past and past participle of overconcern.

Adjective

overconcerned (comparative more overconcerned, superlative most overconcerned)

  1. Excessively concerned.
    • “You probably don’t go wrong,” he said, “by looking at some of the largest companies that have dominant positions within their sectors and have experienced management teams that have been through the up cycle and down cycle and they don’t get overly exuberant when things go great or overconcerned...2007 September 16, Vivian Marino, “REITs, Down Sharply, May Be a Good Buy”, in New York Times

Also used as

overconcerned is also the simple past and past participle of overconcern.

Forms of overconcerned

comparativemore overconcerned
superlativemost overconcerned

Origin of overconcerned

From over- + concerned.

Questions about overconcerned

What does overconcerned mean?
Overconcerned means excessively concerned.
What part of speech is overconcerned?
Overconcerned is an adjective.

Words near overconcerned in the dictionary

  1. overconcentrates
  2. overconcentrating
  3. overconcentration
  4. overconcentrations
  5. overconcern
  6. overconcerned
  7. overconcerning
  8. overconcerns
  9. overcondensation
  10. overcondense
  11. overcondensed

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