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overreliance

/ˈoʊvɝɹɪˌɫaɪəns/ noun

Excessive reliance.

Word Origin Reliance comes from Latin religare 'to bind fast' — when you rely on someone, you are bound to them. Overreliance adds the Old English prefix over- 'beyond,' so it's binding too much. The root ligare 'to bind' also gives us ligament, oblige, and religion (originally 'binding obligation'). So overreliance is literally being over-bound.

noun Excessive reliance. countable

The team's overreliance on their star player became evident when he was injured.

(名词) 过度依赖；过分依赖

当明星球员受伤时，团队对他的过度依赖变得明显。

(sustantivo) Dependencia excesiva.

La dependencia excesiva del equipo en su jugador estrella se hizo evidente cuando se lesionó.

(nom) dépendance excessive; surdépendance [Confiance ou dépendance excessive envers quelque chose ou quelqu'un.]

L'**overreliance** de l'équipe sur son joueur vedette est devenue évidente après sa blessure.

(Substantiv) übermäßige Abhängigkeit; übertriebenes Vertrauen [Übermäßige Abhängigkeit von etwas oder jemandem.]

Die **Overreliance** des Teams auf ihren Starspieler wurde deutlich, als er verletzt ausfiel.

(名詞) 何かを必要以上に頼りすぎること。過度な依存。

チームのエース選手への過度の依存は、彼が負傷した時に明らかになった。

(substantivo) dependência excessiva; excesso de dependência; dependência exagerada [Dependência excessiva.]

A dependência excessiva da equipe em seu jogador estrela ficou evidente quando ele se lesionou.

Synonyms: dependency overdependence reliance dependence Antonyms: independence self-reliance autonomy
Word parts: over + rely + ance

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