1. to encourage someone excessively or beyond what is appropriate or helpful
Usage: transitive verb; informal

Examples

• Parents who overencourage their children's every attempt may inadvertently prevent them from learning resilience.
• The coach worried he was overencouraging the young athlete, making her overconfident before the competition.
• Teachers should be careful not to overencourage mediocre work, as it can lower academic standards.
• Overencouraging risky behavior in teenagers can lead to poor decision-making.
• She felt her mentor was overencouraging her to take on too many projects at once.