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overeducation

overeducation noun: the state of being overeducated; the state when one feels overburdened by their education or has more education than their situation demands.

Noun

overeducation (uncountable)

  1. The state of being overeducated; the state when one feels overburdened by their education or has more education than their situation demands.

Forms of overeducation

alternative formover-education

Origin of overeducation

From over- + education.

Questions about overeducation

What does overeducation mean?
Overeducation means the state of being overeducated; the state when one feels overburdened by their education or has more education than their situation demands.
What part of speech is overeducation?
Overeducation is a noun.

Words near overeducation in the dictionary

  1. overedits
  2. overeducate
  3. overeducated
  4. overeducates
  5. overeducating
  6. overeducation
  7. overeffusive
  8. overeffusively
  9. overeffusiveness
  10. overegg
  11. overegg the pudding

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