overcommunication en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English communication English overcommunication From over- + communication.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Excessive communication; communicating too much.
Where communication is concerned, both overcommunication and undercommunication are undesirable. Overcommunication wastes both the sender's and receiver's time by transmitting more information than necessary.
2022, William Singleton, Musings on Leadership: It's for Everyone and Everywhere in Life, PQA United, →ISBN, page 118:Or is it a product of our drifting in an ocean of overcommunication?
2007 January 1, “Is It Who We Are, or How We Act? (5 Letters)”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcommunications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |