"overjustification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overjustifications [plural]
Etymology: From overjustify + -ification, or from over- + justification. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overjustify|ification}} overjustify + -ification, {{prefix|en|over|justification}} over- + justification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overjustification (countable and uncountable, plural overjustifications)
  1. Excessive justification. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overjustification-en-noun-nXPLnltJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 55 45
  2. (psychology) External incentives for an already internally motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-overjustification-en-noun-B5bC~BTH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 55 45 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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