overattachment

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noun

Excessive attachment, affection or fondness.

OriginEnglish attachment ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverattachment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive attachment, affection or fondness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishattachment
  8. Englishoverattachment

From over- + attachment.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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