# overjustify

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
2. Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.

## Etymology
From over- + justify.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overjustify