Word: overhired
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
hired
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of overhire. To hire too many employees.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: hire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.