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precompetitive

precompetitive

6.9
Happening before a competition to help people prepare and warm up
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːkəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
translation icon : precompetitivo
  • The coach emphasized the importance of precompetitive preparation in achieving optimal performance.
  • precompetitive anxiety
  • precompetitive state
  • precompetitive preparation

Examples

  • The effect of precompetitive mood state on athletic performance in sport is well documented.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The findings indicated that precompetitive preparation was experienced as a process resulting in optimal readiness.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Does it reflect the drain that precompetitive anxiety may have on one's energy?

    Academic text (1990)
  • What is the relation between these coping strategies and precompetitive anxiety?

    Academic text (2001)
  • Further, the race conditions studied may not have been stressful enough to induce significant precompetitive anxiety.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Match 1 precompetitive state cognitive and somatic anxiety were expected to predict precompetitive performance expectations, which then predicted Match 1 performance.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In this study, perceptual differences in precompetitive affect versus baseline mood state patterns were noted.

    Academic text (1990)
  • No participants reported previous receipt of psychological intervention for athletic performance enhancement or precompetitive anxiety management.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Trait somatic anxiety (B = .4751) was the strongest predictor of precompetitive state anxiety, followed by year of eligibility (B = .3762).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Athletes often engage in precompetitive routines to maximize their focus before a big event.

Synonyms

precontest
vsprecompetitive
4.2

Taking place before a contest to help people get ready

is specifically before the event begins rather than merely earlier

Surface Forms

precompetitive positive

Morphology

precompetitive = competitive (transparent) = pre + compete + ive

Adding 'pre-' to 'competitive' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before the competitive stage or event'.

Etymology

Precompetitive breaks into pre- meaning 'before' and competitive from compete meaning 'to take part in a contest'. So precompetitive describes things that happen before a competition, like a warm-up or a meeting to get ready.