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Meaning of "overzeal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERZEAL

overzeal  [ˌəʊvəˈziːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERZEAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overzeal 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 OVERZEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overzeal in the English dictionary

The definition of overzeal in the dictionary is an excess of zeal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERZEAL


appeal
əˈpiːl
automobile
ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl
deal
diːl
feel
fiːl
heal
hiːl
heel
hiːl
hele
hiːl
he´ll
hiːl
meal
miːl
reel
riːl
reveal
rɪˈviːl
seal
siːl
spiel
ʃpiːl
steal
stiːl
steel
stiːl
teal
tiːl
teil
tiːl
we´ll
wiːl
wheel
wiːl
zeal
ziːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERZEAL

overwind
overwing
overwinter
overwise
overwisely
overwithhold
overword
overwork
overworked
overwound
overwrest
overwrestle
overwrite
overwritten
overwrote
overwrought
overyear
overzealous
overzealously
overzealousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERZEAL

areal
big deal
cereal
Ciudad Real
conceal
cut a deal
ethereal
for real
ideal
leal
lineal
loreal
Montreal
oatmeal
ordeal
real
surreal
the real
the real deal
unreal

Synonyms and antonyms of overzeal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overzeal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERZEAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

overzeal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overzeal
570 millions of speakers

English

overzeal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overzeal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overzeal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overzeal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overzeal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overzeal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zèle excessif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overzeal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overzeal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overzeal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overzeal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overzeal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overzeal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओझल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overzeal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overzeal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overzeal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overzeal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overzeal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overzeal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overzeal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overzeal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overzeal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overzeal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERZEAL»

The term «overzeal» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERZEAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overzeal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overzeal» 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 overzeal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERZEAL»

Discover the use of overzeal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overzeal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modernisation and Ethnicity: Locating the Telugu Community ...
One needs to have good planning about how to bring up children. lt is one thing to ask children to make their own choice and it is quite another to see whether they are able to make informed choices. ln their overzeal to give maximum freedom ...
D. V. Kumar, 2006
2
The Works of William Cowper: With a Life and Notes
INCIDENTAL EVILS OF CHRISTIANITY OCCASIONED BY OVERZEAL OR INDIFFERENCE IN PROFESSORS. October 6, 1783. My dear Friend, — It is indeed a melancholy consideration, that the Gospel, whose direct tendency is to promote ...
William Cowper, 1835
3
Roads to Ruin: The Shocking History of Social Reform
... of the jury that hislordship was about to trespass on the Sabbath.... Itis this overzeal which the professionand the publiccomplain of....' This overzeal led to gross overwork in the offices.
E. S. Turner, 2012
4
Book of Wise Sayings: Selected Largely from Eastern Sources
Success is like a lovely woman, wooed by many men, but folded in the arms of him alone who, free from overzeal, firmly persists and calmly perseveres. Bhāravi . A feverish display of overzeal, At the firstoutset, is an obstacle To all success ...
William Alexander Clouston
5
Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankees' Schoolboy Wonder
With members of the liquidating committee of the Cincinnati Trust Company, including grocery store magnate B. F. Kroger, shied away from the voluntary probe, the overzeal- ous anti–Cox Cincinnati Post decided that prosecutor Pogue  ...
William A. Cook, 2004
6
Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the Governor of ...
I think my hon'ble friend from Buldana emphasized overzeal from below. I can assure him that there are no instructions from above. There remains therefore only overzeal from below. Now the final cotton figures will not support the contention ...
Central Provinces (India). Legislative Council, 1936
7
CMJ New Music Monthly
Inertia begins by diving straight into overkill with the overzeal- ous guitar grinding and treated vocals of singer Scott Stevens on "My Goddess" and continues with the Stabbing Westward-esque gnashing of "Without." A sense of gloom ...
8
Weekly World News
"He's a little overzeal- ous, but he m, ^ really /-□ cares about his students and science. "Still, with his annual rocket- launching project approaching, we'll have someone there to make sure it's the projectile he ignites and not his forearm," Wary ...
9
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy ...
mistakes are ever desirable, but because overzeal to select material and appliances which forbid a chance for mistakes to occur, restricts initiative, reduces judgment to a minimum, and compels the use of methods which are so remote from ...
John Dewey, 2011
10
Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign
Sigel emphatically refused the overzeal- ous request, but Mulligan's opportunity for glory was not far off.33 To resolve the seniority versus experience issue, Crook carved out a new division from his army. He paired his old division's third ...
Scott C. Patchan, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERZEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overzeal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Muslim 'terror accused' tells his account of frame-up and torture
Qayyum's account is not just to uncover a dangerous overzeal of police that prompts them to frame innocent people. It is the sinister anti-Muslim ... «Kasmir Monitor, May 15»
2
What law commission recommended on attempt to suicide
The criminal law must not act with misplaced overzeal and it is only where it can prove to be apt and effective machinery to cure the intended ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
3
Dr. Black Vomit was a precursor to weapons of mass destruction
"It was an evil hour for him in which overzeal for the cause of his country, or desire to take revenge for her injuries, or the temptation of the devil ... «The Gazette, May 08»
4
STRANGE BUT TRUE- Hot hornet: Bees kill invader with body heat
Sir Winston Churchill is said to have become so annoyed by terminal prepositional overzeal that he scribbled a memo to one of his correcting ... «The Hook, Jan 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Overzeal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overzeal>. Apr 2024 ».
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