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overpersonalizes

overpersonalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overpersonalizes

What is overpersonalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overpersonalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overpersonalize.

Words near overpersonalizes in the dictionary

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

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