noun
- excessive or exaggerated affection, liking, or attachment to someone or something
Usage: typically uncountable; often implies an unhealthy or unbalanced degree of attachment
Examples
- Her overfondness for her pet dog made it difficult for her to leave home.
- The teacher noticed the parent's overfondness was preventing the child from developing independence.
- His overfondness for sweets eventually affected his health.
- Critics argued that the director's overfondness for special effects distracted from the story.
- She struggled with her overfondness for her ex-partner, making it hard to move forward.
- The grandmother's overfondness meant she rarely disciplined her grandchildren.