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terms | overjustifies |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb overjustifies is

(overjustify).

terms

English

Noun

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    overjustifies

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overjustify)

    • overjustify

    English

    Verb

  • To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
  • (psychology) Specifically , to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.

    • Usage notes

    * This verb is fairly rare, but the derived noun (overjustification) is somewhat more common.

    Derived terms

    * overjustification