Subscriber login
Password
Forgot your password?
Library card login
Login with Shibboleth® »
Login with Athens »
Close menu
Oxford Dictionaries Online
The world's most trusted dictionaries
About
Subscriber services
What's new
Contact us
Help
Subscribe now
Already a subscriber or in a subscribing organization?
Login
Dictionary
Other language resources
US English
World English
Dictionary
Better writing
World of words
Puzzles and games
For children and schools
For learners of English
Email
Cite
overenthusiasm
(over|enthu¦si|asm)
Pronunciation:
/əʊv(ə)rɪnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)m, -rɛn-/
noun
[
mass noun
]
excessive enthusiasm:
he can be criticized only for overenthusiasm
Derivatives
overenthusiastic
adjective
overenthusiastically
adverb
Nearby Words
overdub
overdue
overdye
overeager
overeat
overeducated
overemotional
overemphasis
overemphasize
overenthusiasm
overestimate
overexcite
overexert
overexpansion
overexpose
overextend
overfall
overfamiliar
overfatigue