overzealousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English overzealous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English overzealousness From overzealous + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being too zealous
Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.
2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020: