Verboticism: Overunchieving
DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.
Overunchieving
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: O-ver-un-chi-ving
Sentence: As she had PMS, he tried being quiet and out of the way. Unfortunately his overunchieving mind made him trip over noisy furniture, tickle her feet, and generally fail everything he set out to do.
Etymology: overachieve - do better than expected unchieve - do worse when trying
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