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overplacements

overplacements is the plural of overplacement.

Meaning of overplacement

Noun

overplacement (countable and uncountable, plural overplacements)

  1. Placement over or above others.
  2. Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
    • the overplacement of failing students
  3. Extreme overconfidence.
    • The mistake of overplacement has led eager and ambitious entrepreneurs to throw their life savings into ventures that fail. The mistake of underplacement, on the other hand, regularly leads to terrible missed opportunities by those who would have succeeded had they only the courage to try.2012, Max H. Bazerman, Don A. Moore, Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, page 27

Questions about overplacements

What is overplacements the plural of?
Overplacements is the plural of overplacement.

Words near overplacements in the dictionary

  1. overpitches
  2. overpitching
  3. overplace
  4. overplaced
  5. overplacement
  6. overplacements
  7. overplaces
  8. overplacing
  9. overplaid
  10. overplaided
  11. overplaiding

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