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Definition of "overlearned" [o•ver•learned•learn•ed]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of overlearn. (verb)

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Use "overlearned" in a sentence
  • "A look back suggests the president and his allies may have "overlearned" the lessons of President Bill Clinton's 1993-1994 health-care defeat."
  • "He thinks some people, especially younger investors, have "overlearned" the lesson of 2008 and therefore are shying away from the stock market too much."
  • "One reason the Israelis had gotten into so much trouble during the early days of the war was that they "overlearned" the lessons of the 1967 Six Day War."
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