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overpersonalized

overpersonalized is the simple past and past participle of overpersonalize.

Meaning of overpersonalize

Verb

overpersonalize (third-person singular simple present overpersonalizes, present participle overpersonalizing, simple past and past participle overpersonalized)

  1. (transitive) To attribute too much of the cause of something to personal decisions and willpower, and not enough to other factors.
    • Putting this approach into action requires resisting our inclination to overpersonalize our role in problems and miss the systemwide issues.1974, Samuel A. Culbert, The organization trap and how to get out of it, page 140

Questions about overpersonalized

What is overpersonalized the simple past and past participle of?
Overpersonalized is the simple past and past participle of overpersonalize.

Words near overpersonalized in the dictionary

  1. overpersonalises
  2. overpersonalising
  3. overpersonalization
  4. overpersonalizations
  5. overpersonalize
  6. overpersonalized
  7. overpersonalizes
  8. overpersonalizing
  9. overpersuade
  10. overpersuaded
  11. overpersuades

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