(informal, rare, influenced by the German noun Verschlimmbesserung) attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.
Reduction from a better to a worse state.
misadventurous
misadventurous
Adjective
unfortunate
outmanoeuvered
outmanoeuvered
adj
(Britain, Australia) Alternative spelling of outmaneuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuver
ovariectomized
ovariectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize
overambitioned
overanimatedly
overburdensome
overburdensome
adj
Too burdensome.
overdetermined
overdetermined
adj
(linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.
(of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
(usually psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.
overdogmatical
overdominating
overdominating
verb
present participle of overdominate
overdramatized
overdramatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize
overdramatizes
overdramatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdramatize
overemphasized
overemphasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize
overformalized
overfragmented
overfragmented
adj
excessively fragmented
overglamorized
overglamorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overglamorize
overmedicating
overmedicating
verb
present participle of overmedicate
overmodernized
overmodernized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overmodernize
overmodulation
overmodulation
noun
(telecommunications) The condition where the instantaneous level of the modulating signal exceeds the value necessary to produce 100% modulation of the carrier, resulting in distortion.
overmultiplied
overmultiplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overmultiply
overnormalized
overornamented
overornamented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overornament
overshadowment
overshadowment
noun
overshadowing
oversimplified
oversimplified
adj
Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
verb
past participle of oversimplify
overstimulated
overstimulated
adj
Excessively stimulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstimulate
predevelopment
predevelopment
noun
A phase of preparation prior to development.
predivorcement
recommendative
recommendative
noun
(obsolete) That which recommends; a recommendation.