to overfunction
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7.7
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈfʌŋkʃən/
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sobrefuncionar
- I love to help people feel better, but I don't want to mother or fix his problems anymore, because that's how I overfunction.
Examples
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But the level of intimacy started dropping when his work became more difficult, and I was typically overfunctioning to compensate. Eventually, I expressed my needs, and he went into man cave mode.
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I was overfunctioning as Queen, and he furthered his career while I was scrubbing floors...
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Like anything else, when this orientation is taken to the extreme, it tends to overfunction, which then presents itself as a dysfunctional display of behavior.
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And then to make matters worse, I'm creating too much white noise with leaning forward/overfunctioning to notice the positives.
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I look in the mirror and see a sexy woman, and I don't feel good about overfunctioning in order to get him to see me as a sexy woman.
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So, to make him feel better without leaning forward or overfunctioning, I asked him to help me by showing me how I will need to install the new terminal I will go buy and how I will program the settings.
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For example, some family members might withdraw socially, others may overfunction and take control; some may be in denial and therefore get frustrated with family and staff who try to get them to "deal with it," whereas others might feel a sense of urgency to address every aspect; some may be angry and ask "Why?", whereas others are busy searching for information, answers, and second opinions.
Academic text (2009) -
Many teachers tend to overfunction by taking on additional tasks that aren't part of their job description.
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She realized she was overfunctioning at work, doing tasks for her coworkers instead of focusing on her own responsibilities.
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It's common for parents to overfunction in their children's lives, often making decisions that their kids should be handling themselves.
Synonyms
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6.6
Cause something to become too active
A condition in which an organ works much more than normal
Antonyms
How Functional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The verb overfunction is formed from over- 'too much' and function 'to work', just like overwork, and it means to work or act at a higher level or intensity than is needed. So, to overfunction is to do more or work harder than is normal or necessary.