Etymology

overreplacement

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Today it means: The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal. Full definition →

First used c. 1980s?
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The story

From over- + replacement.

First known use, by meaning

  • c. 1980s? The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.