Overeagerness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm. uncountable

    "In her review of Christopher Benfey’s “Summer of Hummingbirds” (May 4), Laura Miller characterizes Benfey as having “a conspiracy theorist’s overeagerness in spying out connections.”"

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carelessnessfanaticismfrenzyfuryhastehastiness

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"In her review of Christopher Benfey’s “Summer of Hummingbirds” (May 4), Laura Miller characterizes Benfey as having “a conspiracy theorist’s overeagerness in spying out connections.”"

Etymology

From overeager + -ness.

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