overpreparation

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noun

Excessive preparation.

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Meanings

nounoverpreparation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive preparation.

    What accounts for Mr. Mortensen’s weariness is partly that he is famous for obsessive overpreparation.

    2009 September 13, Charles Mcgrath, “Big Gun Takes on the Apocalypse”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + preparation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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