overreliance 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 reliance English overreliance From over- + reliance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Excessive reliance.
A particularly worn device for Super Bowl ads — an overreliance on familiar faces — got a real workout.
2009 February 2, Stuart Elliott, “Ads That Pushed Our Usual (Well-Worn) Buttons”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| over-reliance | alternative | lexicographic | |
| overreliances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |