overencourage
verb[T]
(alsoover-encourage)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/toencouragesomeone or something too much:
They overencouragetheirchildreninordertotrytocompensatefortheirowndifficultchildhoodexperiences.
She wasgreatlyencouraged(perhapsover-encouraged) by thesuccessof her firstperformance.
- We don'twantto overencourage highspendingat thiseconomicallyunstabletime.
- Sometutorsoverencouragetheirstudentsandothersovercriticize them.
- If you over-encourage them, you maycreatefalsehopesofachievement.
Encouraging and urging on
- abet
- barrack forsomeone
- bread
- bring
- bringsomeoneout
- cheer
- get in there!idiom
- get out of here!idiom
- go on
- good/great/lovely stuff!idiom
- goose
- mentor
- pep talk
- permit
- prepare
- prepare the groundidiom
- prod
- spur
- stimulus
- urge
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Urging & persuading