overzealousnessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈzɛləsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, zealousness n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + zealousness n., after overzealous adj. Compare earlier overzeal n.

The quality of being overzealous; excessive zeal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun] > overzealousness

overforwardness1593

overzeal1682

over-eagernessa1720

over-enthusiasm1842

overzealousness1849

fanaticism1855

1849 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. ii. 41 Cases..in which the anxiety of friends or the overzealousness of a coroner is liable to lead to premature anatomization.

1898 Amer. Hist. Rev. 4 150 The overzealousness of the patriotic party.

1946 Social Forces 25 237/1 This apparent over-zealousness, in some instances, to interpret, together with an inevitable but justifiable subjectivity gives the book some of its real value.

1994 Denver Post 18 Dec. a17/3 It was not overzealousness that drove them to continue digging a fireline downhill into a fire that would kill them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overzealousness
释义	overzealousnessn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈzɛləsnəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈzɛləsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, zealousness n. Etymology: < over- prefix + zealousness n., after overzealous adj. Compare earlier overzeal n. The quality of being overzealous; excessive zeal. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun] > overzealousness overforwardness1593 overzeal1682 over-eagernessa1720 over-enthusiasm1842 overzealousness1849 fanaticism1855 1849 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. ii. 41 Cases..in which the anxiety of friends or the overzealousness of a coroner is liable to lead to premature anatomization. 1898 Amer. Hist. Rev. 4 150 The overzealousness of the patriotic party. 1946 Social Forces 25 237/1 This apparent over-zealousness, in some instances, to interpret, together with an inevitable but justifiable subjectivity gives the book some of its real value. 1994 Denver Post 18 Dec. a17/3 It was not overzealousness that drove them to continue digging a fireline downhill into a fire that would kill them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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