to overexercise

Examples

• All

• Some leaders overexercise their power, which can lead to resentment among employees.

• Don't overexercise your authority!

• If you overexercise your rights, people may see you as unfair or controlling.

• He overexercised his power.

• The coach warned the players not to overexercise their authority in the locker room, as it could disrupt team dynamics.

• If you overexercise your rights in this situation, you might alienate the very people you want to help.

• Many politicians overexercise their power, resulting in policies that do not represent the will of the people.

Synonyms

G

to go too far

vsto overexercise

201 4.2

Say or do something that is not acceptable and may hurt people

uses power or rights to an excessive harmful degree not merely general excess

G

to go overboard

vsto overexercise

• Informal

45 4.4

To do something more than is needed

concerns using authority or rights in a damaging excessive way rather than overenthusiasm

O

to overreach

vsto overexercise

15 6.2

To go beyond what you are allowed to do

uses power or rights to a harmful excessive degree

O

to overstep

vsto overexercise

11 5.9

To go beyond a limit or rule

uses authority or rights to exceed acceptable legal limits

O

to overstep the mark

vsto overexercise

• UK

3 6.2

To behave in a way people think is not acceptable

misapplies power or rights to harm rather than just offend

O

to overpolice

vsto overexercise

7.9

To punish people too harshly for small rule breaks, often by police or other authorities

applies power or rights broadly to cause harm by excess

Antonyms

U

to underuse

1 3.6

To use something less than you should

How Excessive

to overexercise

6.1

to exercise

• Formal

89 3.8

use

• Formal

310 8.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology