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overdetermined

American  
[oh-ver-di-tur-mind] / ˌoʊ vər dɪˈtɜr mɪnd /

adjective

  1. excessively or unduly determined. determined.


Etymology

Origin of overdetermined

First recorded in 1915–20; over- + determined

Example Sentences

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But the decision to accept this as true is a ceding of ground that is not inevitable, or irrevocable, or constitutionally overdetermined.

From Slate

What it emphatically cannot mean is acceding to powerlessness in the face of a bunch of institutions that are working to make it seem as if their omnipotence is inevitable, or irrevocable, or constitutionally overdetermined.

From Slate

Indeed, this seems to be one of the major themes of the novel — from the willing, or willful, division of the self into mind and body; to the division of secure and insecure academic labor; to overdetermined notions of East and West.

From Los Angeles Times

As it stands, the characterization is thin, the motivations are overdetermined, and the Colony’s endurance demands too steep a suspense of disbelief.

From Los Angeles Times

Scheduled to premiere Jan. 15 on Netflix, the series promises a glossy blend of culinary escapades, celebrity cameos and sunlit glimpses of The Duchess of Sussex’s life in Montecito — but the reaction to its trailer has been swift and cutting, a barrage of disdain that feels both predictable and overdetermined, as if the mere existence of the show is some kind of affront.

From Salon