adjective
- encouraging or promoting something to an excessive degree; giving too much encouragement or support
Usage: often used in educational, parenting, or motivational contexts; typically implies that excessive encouragement may have negative consequences
Examples
- The coach's overencouraging approach made some players overconfident and unprepared for real competition.
- Parents worry that overencouraging their children without constructive feedback may harm their development.
- The teacher's overencouraging comments on every assignment left students uncertain about their actual performance.
- An overencouraging environment can sometimes mask real problems that need to be addressed.
- The company's overencouraging sales tactics led to unrealistic expectations among new employees.