"overreject" meaning in English

See overreject in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overrejects [present, singular, third-person], overrejecting [participle, present], overrejected [participle, past], overrejected [past]
Etymology: over- + reject Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|reject}} over- + reject Head templates: {{en-verb}} overreject (third-person singular simple present overrejects, present participle overrejecting, simple past and past participle overrejected)
  1. To reject excessively Related terms: overrejection
    Sense id: en-overreject-en-verb-86M0U6TB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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