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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kajō tekiyō
"ルールの過剰適用は柔軟性を失わせます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of applying something in excessive amounts or to an excessive degree beyond what is necessary or appropriate.
"The overapplication of fertilizer can lead to severe nutrient runoff into nearby aquatic ecosystems." - 2
In linguistics and cognitive psychology, the incorrect extension of a morphological rule or generalization to irregular forms where it does not apply.
"Children often demonstrate overapplication of the regular past-tense '-ed' rule, saying 'goed' instead of 'went'."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'over-' (from Old English ofer, meaning 'excessive' or 'above') combined with 'application', which stems from the Latin 'applicatio' via Old French. The term emerged in technical, administrative, and linguistic contexts to denote the excessive use, implementation, or extension of a rule, product, or procedure beyond its appropriate scope.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overapplication" is said worldwide
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surapplication
Transliteration: syʁ.a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃
"La surapplication de pesticides nuit à la biodiversité."
Überanwendung
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌʔanvɛndʊŋ
"Die Überanwendung dieser Regel führt zu grammatikalischen Fehlern."
sovraapplicazione
Transliteration: sovraapplicazione
"La sovraapplicazione del prodotto può danneggiare la superficie."
sobreaplicación
Transliteration: soβɾaplikaˈsjon
"La sobreaplicación de normas rígidas puede frustrar a los empleados."
sobreaplicação
Transliteration: sobɾɐpli.kaˈsɐ̃w
"A sobreaplicação de fertilizantes prejudica o solo."
अत्यधिक अनुप्रयोग
Transliteration: atyadhik anupryog
"उर्वरकों का अत्यधिक अनुप्रयोग पर्यावरण के लिए हानिकारक है।"
过度应用
Transliteration: guòdù yìngyòng
"过度应用规则会导致不必要的复杂性。"
과도한 적용
Transliteration: gwadohan jeogyong
"규칙의 과도한 적용은 오히려 혼란을 초래합니다."
過剰適用
Transliteration: kajō tekiyō
"ルールの過剰適用は柔軟性を失わせます。"
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