"overconcern" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: over- + concern Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|concern}} over- + concern Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overconcern (uncountable)
  1. excessive concern Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overconcern-en-noun-ibsR~smu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 62 38

Verb

Forms: overconcerns [present, singular, third-person], overconcerning [participle, present], overconcerned [participle, past], overconcerned [past]
Etymology: over- + concern Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|concern}} over- + concern Head templates: {{en-verb}} overconcern (third-person singular simple present overconcerns, present participle overconcerning, simple past and past participle overconcerned)
  1. (transitive) To concern excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overconcern-en-verb-pURv01Y1

Inflected forms

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