overaccommodation

overaccommodation

English

Etymology

    From over- + accommodation.

    Noun

    overaccommodation (uncountable)

    1. (sociolinguistics) excessive convergence; the situation where a speaker is overaccommodative
    2. (ophthalmology) The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls behind the retina.
    3. The provision of excessive concessions and accommodation to another's desires.