Overprecaution
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overprecaution is a noun meaning (uncountable) The tendency to exercise more caution than would be necessary.
Meaning
(uncountable) The tendency to exercise more caution than would be necessary.
More Meanings
- (countable) An unnecessary safety measure.
Word Forms
- overprecautions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overcaution, overcautiousness, hypercaution, overcarefulness, overpreparation, overpresumption.
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