overreliance

English

Alternative forms

• over-reliance

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 rely

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -iader.

Old French -ancebor.

Middle English -aunce

English -ance

English reliance

English overreliance

From over- + reliance.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəns

Noun

overreliance (countable and uncountable, plural overreliances)

1. Excessive reliance.
   • 2009 February 2, Stuart Elliott, “Ads That Pushed Our Usual (Well-Worn) Buttons”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A particularly worn device for Super Bowl ads — an overreliance on familiar faces — got a real workout.

Related terms

• overreliant
• overrely