overeagerness
noun[U]
(alsoover-eagerness)uk/ˌəʊ.vərˈiː.ɡə.nəs/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈiː.ɡɚ.nəs/thestateof being tooeagerto do or have something:
Something about hersuggestedaslightovereagernesstoplease.
Over-eagerness was themaindangerfacingtheteam.
- Inourovereagerness tointerprettheresults, wemissedthe mostimportantfinding.
- Shepreferredhisshynessto the over-eagerness of otheryoungmen.
- Thetypicalover-eagerness ofyourtwentiesfadesas you getolder.
- Bravado and overeagerness are notappealingqualitiesinjobapplicants.
- Officers' over-eagerness tosearchthepropertywithout awarrantmade itimpossibletobringdrugscharges.
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- fever pitch
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- hubbub
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- pzazz
- whirl
- zealousness
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Becoming too excited and easily upset