overambition

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noun

The quality of being overambitious.

OriginEnglish ambition ← Middle English ambicioun ← Old French ambition →
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Meanings

nounoverambition (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being overambitious.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Latinambitiō
  8. Old Frenchambition
  9. Middle Englishambicioun
  10. Englishambition
  11. Englishoverambition

From over- + ambition.

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APA

overambition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overambition

MLA

“overambition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overambition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overambition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overambition.

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