overinflection

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noun

excessive inflection

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Meanings

nounoverinflection (uncountable)
  1. uncountableexcessive inflection

Origin

From over- + inflection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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