1.
excessive; immoderate; extreme
Going beyond what is appropriate or reasonable. Used to describe behavior, amounts, or conditions that exceed healthy or acceptable limits.
過度な飲酒は体に悪い。
Excessive drinking is bad for the body.
過度なストレスが病気の原因になった。
Excessive stress was the cause of the illness.
過度な期待をかけると、子どもにプレッシャーを与えてしまう。
Placing excessive expectations on children puts pressure on them.
USAGE NOTES:
過度 is almost always used as a modifier with な, describing something that goes beyond reasonable limits. It is formal in tone and common in medical, health, and policy writing.
PATTERNS:
- 過度な + noun (excessive...)
- 過度に + verb/adjective (excessively...)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 過度なストレス (excessive stress)
- 過度な飲酒 (excessive drinking)
- 過度な運動 (excessive exercise)
- 過度な期待 (excessive expectations)
- 過度な心配 (excessive worry)
SIMILAR WORDS:
過剰 (surplus, excess) emphasizes having too much of something. 過度 emphasizes that the degree or extent has gone too far.