overmiss

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verb

To miss excessively or too much.

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Meanings

overmiss1

verbovermiss (third-person singular simple present overmisses, present participle overmissing, simple past and past participle overmissed)

present singular third person overmisses · participle present overmissing · participle past overmissed · past overmissed

  1. transitiveTo miss excessively or too much.

    Doting on some dogs when home creates a dog that may overmiss people when left alone.

    1999, William Edward Campbell, The New Better Behavior in Dogs

overmiss2

verbovermiss (third-person singular simple present overmisses, present participle overmissing, simple past and past participle overmissed)

present singular third person overmisses · participle present overmissing · participle past overmissed · past overmissed

  1. transitiveTo miss by overstepping.

    It was dark in the hall, and by going down, I was holding on to the banister there and I overmissed the step, I overstepped the last step, and I fell flat down and I couldn't get up.

    1942, New York Supreme Court, page 49

Origin

overmiss · verb

From over- + miss.

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overmiss · verb

From a blend of overstep + miss.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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