overplacement

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noun

Placement over or above others.

“the overplacement of failing students”

Opposite
underplacement
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Meanings

nounoverplacement (countable and uncountable, plural overplacements)

plural overplacements

  1. countableuncountablePlacement over or above others.
  2. countableuncountableAssignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.

    the overplacement of failing students

  3. countableuncountableExtreme overconfidence.

    The mistake of overplacement has led eager and ambitious entrepreneurs to throw their life savings into ventures that fail. The mistake of underplacement, on the other hand, regularly leads to terrible missed opportunities by those who would have succeeded had they only the courage to try.

    2012, Max H. Bazerman, Don A. Moore, Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underplacement

Origin

From over- + placement.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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