ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overplacement

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Overplacement is a noun meaning Placement over or above others.

Meaning

Placement over or above others.

More Meanings

  1. Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
  2. Extreme overconfidence.

Example Sentences

the overplacement of failing students
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.

Word Forms

Antonyms for overplacement

Common opposites include underplacement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overapplication, overprominence, overrankness, overemphasis, overlarding, overstatement.

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