overjustify

词形变化

overjustified overjustifies 三单 overjustifies overjustifying overjustifying 现在分词 overjustified 过去式 overjustified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.

    及物
  2. 2.

    Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.

    及物 心理学

词源

From over- + justify.

来源：wiktionary