overdetermined
Americanadjective
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 • Jul. 21, 2025
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 • Mar. 20, 2025
As for Picasso, look for his famously overdetermined meditation on the mythological underpinnings of life when it includes both wife and mistress, “La Minotauromachie,” 1935.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Some of his actions and views strain credulity and feel overdetermined.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
It is further overdetermined in an infantile way.
From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.
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