Meanings
comparative more overconcerned · superlative most overconcerned
- Excessively concerned.
1 more example
“You probably don’t go wrong,” he said, “by looking at some of the largest companies that have dominant positions within their sectors and have experienced management teams that have been through the up cycle and down cycle and they don’t get overly exuberant when things go great or overconcerned when going down.”
2007 September 16, Vivian Marino, “REITs, Down Sharply, May Be a Good Buy”, in New York Times
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overconcern
Origin
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