overattention

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noun

excessive attention paid to something

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Meanings

nounoverattention (usually uncountable, plural overattentions)

plural overattentions

  1. uncountableusuallyexcessive attention paid to something

Origin

From over- + attention.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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