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1925 W. J. Viljoen in W. H. Dawson S. Afr. vii. 138 If there is one thing from which education is suffering in South Africa it is ‘overitis’. We are over-administered, over-controlled, over-legislated, overregulated, and certainly over-examined.

1996 China Post (Taipei, Taiwan) 1 May 4/5 They could try to over-control the political side of the transition.

1919 Outing Mar. 316/3 This shows the importance of delicacy in the handling of the controls. Most beginners make the mistake of overcontrol; if they bank they bank too sharply.

1986 S. Forward Men who hate Women (1987) i. v. 110 It is just as likely that he will turn out to be a misogynist as his mother suffocates him with overcontrol and overprotection.