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overjustification

overjustification noun: excessive justification.

Noun

overjustification (countable and uncountable, plural overjustifications)

  1. Excessive justification.
  2. External incentives for an already internally motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation.

Forms of overjustification

pluraloverjustifications

Origin of overjustification

From overjustify + -ification, or from over- + justification.

Questions about overjustification

What does overjustification mean?
Overjustification means excessive justification.
What part of speech is overjustification?
Overjustification is a noun.
What is the plural of overjustification?
The plural of overjustification is overjustifications.

Words near overjustification in the dictionary

  1. overjump
  2. overjumped
  3. overjumping
  4. overjumps
  5. overjust
  6. overjustification
  7. overjustifications
  8. overjustified
  9. overjustifies
  10. overjustify
  11. overjustifying

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