Meanings
nounoveradjustment (countable and uncountable, plural overadjustments)
plural overadjustments
- countableuncountableexcessive adjustment
These CD4 T cell-related variables were associated with ethnicity and were excluded from the initial model, to prevent overadjustment.
2015 December 10, “Gag-Specific CD4 and CD8 T-Cell Proliferation in Adolescents and Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV-1 Infection Is Associated with Ethnicity — The ANRS-EP38-IMMIP Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
- Proto-Italic*jowos
- Latiniūstu
- Old Frenchjuste
- Frenchjuste
- Frenchajuster
- Frenchajustement
- Englishadjustment
- Englishoveradjustment
From over- + adjustment.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
overadjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjustment
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“overadjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjustment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overadjustment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjustment.
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