overactivation

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noun

An excessive activation

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nounoveractivation (plural overactivations)

plural overactivations

  1. An excessive activation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  12. Latināctīvu
  13. Old Frenchactif
  14. Middle Englishactyf
  15. Englishactive
  16. Englishactivate
  17. Englishactivation
  18. Englishoveractivation

From over- + activation.

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APA

overactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivation

MLA

“overactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overactivation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overactivation.

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