Usually means: Excessive enthusiasm leading to haste.
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  1. overeagerness: Merriam-Webster
  2. overeagerness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overeagerness: Collins English Dictionary
  4. overeagerness: Wordnik
  5. overeagerness: Wiktionary
  6. overeagerness: Dictionary.com
  7. overeagerness: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  8. overeagerness: FreeDictionary.org
  9. overeagerness: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.

Similar:
overenthusiasm, overearnestness, overexcitement, overageness, overeffusiveness, overweeningness, overexcitability, overzealousness, overkeenness, overreadiness, more...

Opposite:
restraint, caution, moderation, reserve

Types:
zeal, eagerness, enthusiasm, passion, excitement, more...

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Similar:
overenthusiasm, overearnestness, overexcitement, overageness, overeffusiveness, overweeningness, overexcitability, overzealousness, overkeenness, overreadiness, more...

Opposite:
restraint, caution, moderation, reserve

Types:
zeal, eagerness, enthusiasm, passion, excitement, more...



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