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officiousness

Definition:

The term "officiousness" refers to the quality or behavior of being excessively eager to offer unsolicited or unwanted advice or assistance.

Examples:

As a noun:

1. The officiousness of the salesperson overwhelmed the customer, making them feel pressured into buying unnecessary products.

2. I appreciated her intentions, but her officiousness in planning my party without consulting me was frustrating.

As an adjective:

1. His officiousness attitude often resulted in him meddling in other people's affairs.

2. The officiousness neighbor constantly monitors everyone's activities and tries to dictate how they should live.

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