overpunishment en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + punishment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Excessive punishment.
Parental overpunishment could very well be the major factor in producing the distractability, the impulsivity, the social incompetence, and above all, the angry anti-authority attitudes so commonly seen in delinquent misconduct.
1976 March 1, Ralph S. Welsh, “VIOLENCE, PERMISSIVENESS THE OVERPUNISHED CHILD”, in Journal of Pediatric Psychology, volume 1, number 2, →DOI, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpunishments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |