overpressingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and pressing n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overpress v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overpress v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overpress v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun]

threat971

duressc1320

defoulc1330

tyrantry1340

tyrannyc1368

oppressinga1382

overleadinga1382

tyrandisea1382

overlayingc1384

oppression1387

oversettinga1398

thronga1400

overpressingc1450

impressionc1470

tyrantshipc1470

tyrannesse?a1475

aggravation1481

defouling1483

supprissiona1500

oppressmentc1537

conculcation1547

iron hand?1570

thrall1578

tyrannizing1589

tyranting1596

ingrating1599

pressure1616

regrate1621

overpressure1644

slavishness1684

iron heel1798

c1450 St. Edward Confessor (BL Add. 35298) in R. Hamer & V. Russell Suppl. Lives ‘Gilte Legende’ (2000) 4 And in these dayes there was fulle grete extorcion and tyranny in this londe done, and also grete mu[r]ther and ouerpressyng of wyfis.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiii^v For fere of murdering or ouer pressynge of their felowes.

1905 O. Lodge Life & Matter ii. 20 Most of this..being an overpressing of known fact into an exaggerated and over-comprehensive form of statement.

1920 E. De Witt Burton Crit. & Exeg. Comm. Epist. Galatians 112 It is an overpressing of the present tense to maintain that it must refer to an act at that very time in progress, which is plainly excluded by the preceding narrative.

1951 H. H. Rowley Old Test. & Mod. Study p. xxv Sometimes this has been carried to the extent of holding that the text is completely inviolable, but this has been an overpressing of the tendency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overpressingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/

Forms: see overpress v. and -ing suffix²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overpress v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < overpress v. + -ing suffix².

That presses too heavily or too much; overinsistent.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. f. 56^v Crossing his armes ouer his woefull hart, as if his teares had beene out-flowing blood, his armes an ouer-pressing burthen, he suncke downe to the ground.

1598 F. Rous Thule i. sig. D 2 Sweet Uiceina doth so deepely grone, Burdened with ouerpressing load of care.

1661 Princess Cloria v. 590 Was content at the instant, to flatter up his imaginations with pleasing conjectures, instead of being over-pressing in his solicitations.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xiii. 252 ‘Varney is over zealous,’ he said, ‘over pressing—He loves me, I think—but he hath his own ends to serve.’

1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 335/1 The finding..such a palpable motive as revenge against an overpressing and clamorous creditor tipped the balance.

1940 D. Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 122 I never felt more a part of the remote and overpressing world, or more full of love and arrogance and pity and humility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

over-pressing adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/

U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/

ΚΠ

1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 335/1 The finding..such a palpable motive as revenge against an overpressing and clamorous creditor tipped the balance.

1940 D. Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 122 I never felt more a part of the remote and overpressing world, or more full of love and arrogance and pity and humility.

单词	overpressing
释义	overpressingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and pressing n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overpress v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overpress v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overpress v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] threat971 duressc1320 defoulc1330 tyrantry1340 tyrannyc1368 oppressinga1382 overleadinga1382 tyrandisea1382 overlayingc1384 oppression1387 oversettinga1398 thronga1400 overpressingc1450 impressionc1470 tyrantshipc1470 tyrannesse?a1475 aggravation1481 defouling1483 supprissiona1500 oppressmentc1537 conculcation1547 iron hand?1570 thrall1578 tyrannizing1589 tyranting1596 ingrating1599 pressure1616 regrate1621 overpressure1644 slavishness1684 iron heel1798 c1450 St. Edward Confessor (BL Add. 35298) in R. Hamer & V. Russell Suppl. Lives ‘Gilte Legende’ (2000) 4 And in these dayes there was fulle grete extorcion and tyranny in this londe done, and also grete mu[r]ther and ouerpressyng of wyfis. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiii^v For fere of murdering or ouer pressynge of their felowes. 1905 O. Lodge Life & Matter ii. 20 Most of this..being an overpressing of known fact into an exaggerated and over-comprehensive form of statement. 1920 E. De Witt Burton Crit. & Exeg. Comm. Epist. Galatians 112 It is an overpressing of the present tense to maintain that it must refer to an act at that very time in progress, which is plainly excluded by the preceding narrative. 1951 H. H. Rowley Old Test. & Mod. Study p. xxv Sometimes this has been carried to the extent of holding that the text is completely inviolable, but this has been an overpressing of the tendency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overpressingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/ Forms: see overpress v. and -ing suffix² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overpress v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < overpress v. + -ing suffix². That presses too heavily or too much; overinsistent. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. f. 56^v Crossing his armes ouer his woefull hart, as if his teares had beene out-flowing blood, his armes an ouer-pressing burthen, he suncke downe to the ground. 1598 F. Rous Thule i. sig. D 2 Sweet Uiceina doth so deepely grone, Burdened with ouerpressing load of care. 1661 Princess Cloria v. 590 Was content at the instant, to flatter up his imaginations with pleasing conjectures, instead of being over-pressing in his solicitations. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xiii. 252 ‘Varney is over zealous,’ he said, ‘over pressing—He loves me, I think—but he hath his own ends to serve.’ 1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 335/1 The finding..such a palpable motive as revenge against an overpressing and clamorous creditor tipped the balance. 1940 D. Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 122 I never felt more a part of the remote and overpressing world, or more full of love and arrogance and pity and humility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas over-pressing over-pressing adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈprɛsɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprɛsɪŋ/ ΚΠ 1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 335/1 The finding..such a palpable motive as revenge against an overpressing and clamorous creditor tipped the balance. 1940 D. Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 122 I never felt more a part of the remote and overpressing world, or more full of love and arrogance and pity and humility. extracted from over-prefix < n.c1450adj.a1586 as lemmas
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