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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCONCERN

overconcern  [ˌəʊvəkənˈsɜːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCONCERN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overconcern is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overconcern in English.

WHAT DOES OVERCONCERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overconcern in the English dictionary

The definition of overconcern in the dictionary is to concern excessively.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERCONCERN

PRESENT

Present
I overconcern
you overconcern
he/she/it overconcerns
we overconcern
you overconcern
they overconcern
Present continuous
I am overconcerning
you are overconcerning
he/she/it is overconcerning
we are overconcerning
you are overconcerning
they are overconcerning
Present perfect
I have overconcerned
you have overconcerned
he/she/it has overconcerned
we have overconcerned
you have overconcerned
they have overconcerned
Present perfect continuous
I have been overconcerning
you have been overconcerning
he/she/it has been overconcerning
we have been overconcerning
you have been overconcerning
they have been overconcerning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overconcerned
you overconcerned
he/she/it overconcerned
we overconcerned
you overconcerned
they overconcerned
Past continuous
I was overconcerning
you were overconcerning
he/she/it was overconcerning
we were overconcerning
you were overconcerning
they were overconcerning
Past perfect
I had overconcerned
you had overconcerned
he/she/it had overconcerned
we had overconcerned
you had overconcerned
they had overconcerned
Past perfect continuous
I had been overconcerning
you had been overconcerning
he/she/it had been overconcerning
we had been overconcerning
you had been overconcerning
they had been overconcerning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overconcern
you will overconcern
he/she/it will overconcern
we will overconcern
you will overconcern
they will overconcern
Future continuous
I will be overconcerning
you will be overconcerning
he/she/it will be overconcerning
we will be overconcerning
you will be overconcerning
they will be overconcerning
Future perfect
I will have overconcerned
you will have overconcerned
he/she/it will have overconcerned
we will have overconcerned
you will have overconcerned
they will have overconcerned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overconcerning
you will have been overconcerning
he/she/it will have been overconcerning
we will have been overconcerning
you will have been overconcerning
they will have been overconcerning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overconcern
you would overconcern
he/she/it would overconcern
we would overconcern
you would overconcern
they would overconcern
Conditional continuous
I would be overconcerning
you would be overconcerning
he/she/it would be overconcerning
we would be overconcerning
you would be overconcerning
they would be overconcerning
Conditional perfect
I would have overconcern
you would have overconcern
he/she/it would have overconcern
we would have overconcern
you would have overconcern
they would have overconcern
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overconcerning
you would have been overconcerning
he/she/it would have been overconcerning
we would have been overconcerning
you would have been overconcerning
they would have been overconcerning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overconcern
we let´s overconcern
you overconcern
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overconcern
Past participle
overconcerned
Present Participle
overconcerning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCONCERN


burn
bɜːn
CERN
sɜːn
concern
kənˈsɜːn
decern
dɪˈsɜːn
discern
dɪˈsɜːn
earn
ɜːn
externe
ˈɛkstɜːn
gerne
ɡɜːn
intern
ɪnˈtɜːn
learn
lɜːn
lucerne
luːˈsɜːn
nonconcern
ˌnɒnkənˈsɜːn
return
rɪˈtɜːn
Saturn
ˈsætɜːn
scerne
sɜːn
secern
sɪˈsɜːn
stern
stɜːn
Sterne
stɜːn
turn
tɜːn
unconcern
ˌʌnkənˈsɜːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCONCERN

overcommitted
overcommitting
overcommunicate
overcompensate
overcompensation
overcompensatory
overcomplex
overcompliance
overcomplicate
overcompress
overconfidence
overconfident
overconfidently
overconscious
overconsume
overconsumption
overcontrol
overcontrolled
overcontrolling
overcook

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCONCERN

Bayern
Bern
eastern
extern
fern
going concern
govern
kern
lantern
Middle Eastern
modern
northern
northwestern
pattern
pern
southeastern
southern
southwestern
tavern
western

Synonyms and antonyms of overconcern in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overconcern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCONCERN

Find out the translation of overconcern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overconcern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overconcern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overconcern
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preocupación excesiva
570 millions of speakers

English

overconcern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overconcern
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overconcern
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overconcern
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preocupação exagerada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overconcern
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préoccupation excessive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

triebene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overconcern
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overconcern
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overconcern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overconcern
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overconcern
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overconcern
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı uğraş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overconcern
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overconcern
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overconcern
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overconcern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβολικής ανησυχίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overconcern
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overconcern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overdreven opptatthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overconcern

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCONCERN»

The term «overconcern» is used very little and occupies the 187.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCONCERN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overconcern» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overconcern» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCONCERN»

Discover the use of overconcern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overconcern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychopathology: History, Diagnosis, and Empirical Foundations
Within the transdiagnostic view, overconcern is viewed as the core pathology that drives the restriction/dieting which leads to, and perpetuates disordered eating patterns. This pattern is quite evident in BN as overconcern drives the dieting that  ...
W. Edward Craighead, David J. Miklowitz, Linda W. Craighead, 2008
2
Entitlement and the Affectional Bond: Justice in Close ...
It is insufficient to describe this as merely a swing from an "underconcern" to an " overconcern" with justice, for under- and overconcerns become evaluated as such only in hindsight — after their consequences appear negative. In fact, as ...
Melvin J. Lerner, Gerold Mikula, 1994
3
Overcoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program ...
The overconcern is most prominent in bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa and many atypical eating disorders (see Chap' ter 2). It is less prominent in people with binge eating disorder. Their concerns tend to have a different quality.
Christopher G. Fairburn, 2013
4
Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn why You ...
The overconcern is most prominent in bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa and many atypical eating disorders (see Chap' ter 2). It is less prominent in people with binge eating disorder. Their concerns tend to have a different quality.
Christopher G. Fairburn, 2013
5
How to Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
Anxiety is owrconcern or exaggerated concern. Where concern makes your projects important and exciting to you, anxiety makes them all-important or sacred. Though the two involvements may seem similar — concern and overconcern — in ...
Albert Ellis, 1999
6
Now That He's Out: The Challenges and Joys of Having a Gay ...
Parental overconcern about what other people think about them for having a gay son increases emotional tension and realistically interferes with supporting/loving /promoting a son who is gay. My parents constantly worried about what their ...
Martin Kantor MD, 2013
7
Rational and Irrational Beliefs : Research, Theory, and ...
approval, catastrophizing, anxious overconcern, problem avoidance, helplessness, and perfectionism, and significantly, but minimally associated with blame-proneness, emotional irresponsibility, dependency, and perfect solutions. Stepwise ...
Daniel David Babes-Bolyai University, Steven Jay Lynn State University of New York at Binghamton, Albert Ellis Albert Ellis Institute, 2009
8
Handbook of Child Psychopathology
As noted in Figure 1, sociocultural pressure for thinness was found to be associated with the development of body dissatisfaction. Overconcern with Physical Appearance Excessive concern with physical appearance is also associated with the ...
Thomas H. Ollendick, Michel Hersen, 1998
9
People Reading: Control Others
overconcern, whereby they suddenly give in to every whim of the potential suicide, often with great fear. Both responses may have effects precisely opposite of what is hoped for and can drive the subject to a suicide attempt. The challenge as ...
Beier, 1989
10
Esoteric Healing - Part 2: Stress Disorders
OVERCONCERN. FOR. OTHERS. CHICORY for possessiveness, selflove and martyrdom to selfpity. This type of individual sapsthevitalityofothers.The interesting aspect of Chicory is the aberration of the Love aspect. Love has normally a two ...
Dr. Douglas M. Baker, DGG, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCONCERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overconcern is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The secret to never being frustrated again
Look for your command or demand for success or approval that was creating your anxiety or overconcern. What was your should, ought, ... «The Week Magazine, Apr 15»
2
Sounders: Many goals, few goal-scorers
Earlier this week, Sounders coach Sigi Schmid downplayed the issue as less a team concern than media overconcern. “Some other guys score ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Apr 15»
3
China cementing reach in South China Sea with civilian infrastructure
... Studies of the South China Sea, said the facilities would serve civilian and military uses but "that shouldn't be cause for overconcern". «Economic Times, Apr 15»
4
Next Step For The Internet of Things: Babysitters With Wi-Fi
The challenge is “how to provide an experience while solving real problems and not maximising them with overconcern.” Parents should be ... «WT VOX, Mar 15»
5
7 Survival Techniques For Working With People You Don't Like
It was this overconcern about being identified with Bill (who played Fred) that laid the groundwork for the infamous Frawley-Vance feud that ... «Pulse, Jan 15»
6
Busting the Ugly Americans myth
But we also don't want an overconcern with our global popularity to spur anti-Americanism or affect our foreign policy decisions in a negative ... «Reading Eagle, Jun 14»
7
Pope Francis wants surveys
In my reading of the questions and statements under each heading, I see no phrasings that suggest papal overconcern with correcting “wrong” ... «Inquirer.net, Dec 13»
8
NFL to the Eagles: Not So Fast
Blandino said that in his meeting with Philadelphia, Kelly didn't show any "overconcern" about these changes. "They had questions about what ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 13»
9
Nun or not? Decision not up to courts, judges say
... as explaining Fuller's status as a sister was nullified, in part, for her alleged “overconcern for externals and physical comfort and niceness.”. «Columbus Dispatch, Apr 13»
10
Republican Debate in Florida - LIVE COVERAGE
I worry about overreaction and overconcern, he says, and adds that he would listen to any Latin American leader if they called. 9:32 p.m.: ... «International Business Times, Jan 12»

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