What does "overzealous" mean?

Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

How do you pronounce "overzealous"?

Pronounced //ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs//.

Common synonyms include: fanatical, accident prone, accident-prone, agenda driven, ambitious, ardent.

/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/ adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Adjective

1
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
"With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her."

Adjective

1
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea wordnet

"I hope you're not going to break anything in an overzealous attempt to clean the house."

From over- + zealous.