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overforce

Syllables: o·ver·forceUK/ˌəʊvəfɔːs/US/ˌəʊvəfɔɹs/

overforce noun: excessive force; violence.

Noun

overforce (uncountable)

  1. Excessive force; violence.
    • But fail'd with overforce, and whizz'd above his back.1822, British Poets, The British Poets, Including Translations, Whittingham, J. Carpenter, page 23
    • The second part of the pamphlet contains Dr. Cockle's hypothesis respecting the cause of sudden death in this disease. We may say in passing, that we did not find the study of the first part to facilitate in any way the understanding of the second, le believes sudden death is generally caused by...1828, Brian Doyle, Glasgow Medical Journal, Glasgow and West of Scotland Medical Association, Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, page 230

Examples of overforce in a sentence

  • The aortic trunk, through the constant overforce of the ventricle, becomes dilated, loses its elasticity, and generally becomes atheromatous.1828, Brian Doyle, Glasgow Medical Journal, Glasgow and West of Scotland Medical Association, Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow...
  • But this vast overforce, this unemployed, unused and unusable force of the city will find some outlet, it must, it is in human nature.1896, Illinois Farmers Institute, Annual Report, Springfield, Ill, page 87:
  • This line of thought lacks balance and is marked by the overforce which often characterizes the arguments of victims, but there is a kernel of truth in it that is well worth thinking about.1905, Frank Parsons, Ralph Albertson, Charles Fremont Taylor, The Railways, the Trusts, and the People, C.F. Taylor, page 226:
  • Weaponry and overforce must be restrained as much as possible in control of disorders.1969, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, The 1969 World Book Year Book: The Annual Supplement to the World Book Encyclopedia, Field...

Origin of overforce

From over- + force.

Questions about overforce

What does overforce mean?
Overforce means excessive force; violence.
How do you use overforce in a sentence?
The aortic trunk, through the constant overforce of the ventricle, becomes dilated, loses its elasticity, and generally becomes atheromatous.
What part of speech is overforce?
Overforce is a noun.
How do you pronounce overforce?
Overforce is pronounced /ˌəʊvəfɔɹs/ (US).

Words near overforce in the dictionary

  1. overfoolish
  2. overfoot
  3. overfooted
  4. overfooting
  5. overfoots
  6. overforce
  7. overforceful
  8. overforcefully
  9. overforested
  10. overformal
  11. overformat

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