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Meaning of overjustify | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
transitive
Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.
transitive

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

overjustifying overjut overjuts overjutted overjutting overkeep