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Meaning of "overcautiousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCAUTIOUSNESS

overcautiousness  [ˌəʊvəˈkɔːʃəsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCAUTIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcautiousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERCAUTIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overcautiousness in the English dictionary

The definition of overcautiousness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being too cautious, wary or careful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCAUTIOUSNESS


cautiousness
ˈkɔːʃəsnɪs
conscientiousness
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəsnɪs
contentiousness
kənˈtenʃəsnɪs
facetiousness
fəˈsiːʃəsnɪs
ferociousness
fəˈrəʊʃəsnɪs
graciousness
ˈɡreɪʃəsnɪs
infectiousness
ɪnˈfɛkʃəsnɪs
judiciousness
dʒuːˈdɪʃəsnɪs
licentiousness
laɪˈsɛnʃəsnɪs
pretentiousness
prɪˈtɛnʃəsnɪs
righteousness
ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
sagaciousness
səˈɡeɪʃəsnɪs
self-righteousness
ˌselfˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
spaciousness
ˈspeɪʃəsnɪs
speciousness
ˈspiːʃəsnɪs
suspiciousness
səsˈpɪʃəsnɪs
tendentiousness
tɛnˈdɛnʃəsnɪs
unconsciousness
ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnɪs
unrighteousness
ʌnˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
viciousness
ˈvɪʃəsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCAUTIOUSNESS

overcall
overcame
overcanopy
overcapacity
overcapitalisation
overcapitalise
overcapitalization
overcapitalize
overcapitalized
overcareful
overcarry
overcast
overcast seam
overcatch
overcaught
overcautious
overcautiously
overcentralise
overcentralize
overcharge

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCAUTIOUSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
seriousness
statelessness

Synonyms and antonyms of overcautiousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overcautiousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCAUTIOUSNESS

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The translations of overcautiousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overcautiousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overcautiousness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pusilanimidad
570 millions of speakers

English

overcautiousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overcautiousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overcautiousness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перестраховка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overcautiousness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overcautiousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frilosité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overcautiousness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overcautiousness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overcautiousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overcautiousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overcautiousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overcautiousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपणाची तीव्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overcautiousness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overcautiousness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overcautiousness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перестраховка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overcautiousness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διστακτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overcautiousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overcautiousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overcautiousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcautiousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUSNESS»

The term «overcautiousness» is used very little and occupies the 161.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overcautiousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCAUTIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of overcautiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcautiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture
The behavioural patterns are along a spectrum and can go between these extremes: 1 risktaking –––––––––––– fearing the worst/ overcautiousness 2 distrusting –––––––––––– trusting 3 intimidating –––––––––––– reassuring 4 driven ...
Angela Hicks, John Hicks, Peter Mole, 2010
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Congressional Record
In the 1990 internal evaluation of compliance with the policy, AID found, Project management have reacted to the Mexico City policy requirements by approaching the abortion question with an overcautiousness that extends to activities clearly ...
Congress
3
New York Legislative Documents
He has been taxed with overcautiousness and with overestimating his adversary' s strength all along, and with not having devised orders that would have enabled his organizations to co-operate more effectively with one another than they did.
New York (State). Legislature, 1920
4
Aviation Medicine in the A. E. F.
Competition plays a r61e. Each flier attempts to outdo his fellow. Often the flying becomes utterly reckless. Some means of control is desirable in this connection. ( d) Overcautiousness. In many instances accidents have been ascribed to ...
William Holland Wilmer, 1920
5
The Shakespeare argosy, containg much of the wealth of ...
Caution (instinctive) [3]. .... the very rats Instinctively had quit it : Prospero. Tempest, Act i. Sc. 2. Cautiousness (overcautiousness in doing right) [595]. .... We must not stint Our necessary actions, in the fear To cope malicious censurers ; Wolsey.
William Shakespeare, Alfred Frederick P. Harcourt, 1874
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Courtship and Marriage and the Gentle Art of Home-Making
... future provision. There isa very supremekindof selfishnessinthis overcautiousness which isnotdelightful to contemplate, the fear lestself should beinconvenienced or deprived intheveryslightest degree; and all this does not tend to the highest.
Annie Shepherd Swan
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Abraham Lincoln:
Onthe same day Lincoln wrote morekindly, "My dear Sir,you remember my speaking to you of what I called your overcautiousness.Areyou not overcautiouswhen youassume thatyou cannot do what theenemy is constantly doing? Change ...
Lord Charnwood, 2014
8
Advanced Writing in English: A Guide for Dutch Authors
2) Academic Caution It is important for researchers to find the balance between academic caution and overcautiousness when dealing with the implications of their data. Overcautiousness often results in sentences so loaded with qualifiers ...
Marianne Sanders, 2005
9
Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry (MAW) : Therapist Guide: ...
Workbook chapter  (on safety behaviors and behavioral overcautiousness, including procrastination and other subtle patterns of avoidance) and workbook chapter  (on discontinuing medication) may be completed at the discretion of the ...
Richard E. Zinbarg Associate Professor of Psychology Northwestern University, Los Angeles Michelle G. Craske Department of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program University of California, David H. Barlow Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders Boston University, 2006
10
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions (with featured ...
The prudence trap Another trap for forecasters takes the form of overcautiousness, or prudence. When faced with highstakes decisions, we tend to adjust our estimatesor forecasts “just to be on the safe side.” Many years ago, for example, one ...
Harvard Business Review, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overcautiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parramatta Eels boss Scott Seward defends 'overcautious' approach …
"100 per cent, the stuff that happened earlier in the year would have contributed to that overcautiousness," Seward said. "The medical staff and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
2
Guam rejects lesbian couple's marriage license application
undefined 3 likes. jafeigen. This may have been a case of bureaucratic overcautiousness. Nobody told the guy that he could issue a license, ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Apr 15»
3
Achieving Republican goals
Long constrained by his own overcautiousness, he has, for several months now, been parting by degrees with his reluctance to talk about ... «The Moderate Voice, Jan 15»
4
Obama Turns the Page
For Obama, this constitutes a meaningful shift. Long constrained by his own overcautiousness, he has, for several months now, been parting by ... «The New Yorker, Jan 15»
5
Game 5: Michigan vs. Villanova Open Thread
Reminds me of several games in 2012 and 2013 where foul trouble combined with overcautiousness on offence led to stagnancy late in the ... «UM Hoops, Nov 14»
6
Retailers feel the chill as Frozen stock dries up
And as 'Frozen-mania' continues to rage into the second half of the year, retailers are putting the shortage down to 'overcautiousness from both ... «Toy News, Jun 14»
7
Why hake deserves to be on our plates
that, if anything, I tend towards overcautiousness. So when the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations contacted me to say that hake ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
8
22 Phrases That Only Wall Streeters Will Understand
This term comes from the late 19th century slang verb “pike” meaning “withdraw from an agreement because of overcautiousness.” ... «Business Insider Australia, Feb 14»
9
Kharé on adventuring
You'll quickly learn that a confident advance is often foolhardy, but overcautiousness can be an equally poor choice. It teaches you that the ... «Pocket Gamer, Nov 13»
10
Bullet consumes love and life
This one is way different from that one and actually suffers from overcautiousness and a careless attitude. After mentioning that Bhama's father ... «Deccan Herald, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overcautiousness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overcautiousness>. May 2024 ».
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