overplacement
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3ADJ.
eager
VERB + OVERPLACEMENT
mistake
OVERPLACEMENT + NOUN
students
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noun
Placement over or above others.
Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
the overplacement of failing students
Extreme overconfidence.
The mistake of overplacement has led eager and ambitious entrepreneurs to throw their life savings into ventures that fail. The mistake of underplacement, on the other hand, regularly leads to terrible missed opportunities by those who would have succeeded had they only the courage to try.
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2the overplacement of failing students
WiktionaryThe mistake of overplacement has led eager and ambitious entrepreneurs to throw their life savings into ventures that fail. The mistake of underplacement, on the other hand, regularly leads to terribl
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