overprecaution

English

Etymology

over- +‎ precaution

Noun

overprecaution (countable and uncountable, plural overprecautions)

(uncountable) The tendency to exercise more caution than would be necessary. [19th c.]
(countable) An unnecessary safety measure. [19th c.]

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