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overqualifications

overqualifications is the plural of overqualification.

Meaning of overqualification

Noun

overqualification (countable and uncountable, plural overqualifications)

  1. The quality of being overqualified.
    • That’s because many employers fear that “along with overqualification comes arrogance,” he said.2009 October 11, Phyllis Korkki, “How a Good Candidate Clears the H.R. Hurdles”, in New York Times

Questions about overqualifications

What is overqualifications the plural of?
Overqualifications is the plural of overqualification.

Words near overqualifications in the dictionary

  1. overpushes
  2. overpushing
  3. overput
  4. overputs
  5. overqualification
  6. overqualifications
  7. overqualified
  8. overqualifies
  9. overqualify
  10. overqualifying
  11. overquantification

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