overreliance
English
Alternative forms
- over-reliance
Etymology
over- + reliance
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪəns
Noun
overreliance (countable and uncountable, plural overreliances)
- Excessive reliance.
- 2009 February 2, Stuart Elliott, “Ads That Pushed Our Usual (Well-Worn) Buttons”, in New York Times:
- A particularly worn device for Super Bowl ads — an overreliance on familiar faces — got a real workout.
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Related terms
- overreliant
- overrely