"overeducated" meaning in English

See overeducated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overeducated [comparative], most overeducated [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + educated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|educated}} over- + educated Head templates: {{en-adj}} overeducated (comparative more overeducated, superlative most overeducated)
  1. Having received too much education Translations (having received too much education): ylikoulutettu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-overeducated-en-adj-GBWtGjmV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: over-educated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From overeducate + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overeducate|ed|nocat=1}} overeducate + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overeducated
  1. simple past and past participle of overeducate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overeducate
    Sense id: en-overeducated-en-verb-Nv4EOZrD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: over-educated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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