overinternalize

verb

overinternalize

verb

Etymology From over- + internalize.

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Ambitransitive, Rare To tend to take responsibility for things one isn't responsible for.

  • Try not to take things personally. You do not want to overinternalize events for which you are not responsible.2000, Michelle R. Dunlap, Reaching Out to Children and Families: Students Model Effective Community ...:

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