Complete Definition of "overstep"

English

Etymology
over- + step

Pronunciation
(RP): /���v��st�p/, /<tt>%@Uv@"stEp</tt>/
(US): �'v�st�pʹ, /�o�v��st�p/, /<tt>%oUv@`"stEp</tt>/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�p|-�p

Verb
en-verb|overstep|p|ing

  1. transitive To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

#:That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

Derived terms
overstep the mark

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