overconscious

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ conscious

Adjective[edit]

overconscious (comparative more overconscious, superlative most overconscious)

  1. Excessively conscious.
    • 1999, Robert J. Sternberg, Handbook of Creativity, page 437:
      A child whose activities are largely determined by a parent's bidding may be overconscious of the necessity to please other people and may fail to develop personal enthusiasms and interests.