overabsorption

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noun

Excessive absorption.

OriginEnglish absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō →
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Meanings

nounoverabsorption (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive absorption.

    Might this then be a bellwether tale about the rumored dire effects of overabsorption in new media?

    2015 June 19, Leonard S. Marcus, “Dahlov Ipcar’s ‘Black and White,’ and More”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  9. Proto-Italic*ap
  10. Latinab
  11. Latinab-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  15. Latinsorbeō
  16. Latinabsorbeō
  17. Latinabsorptiō
  18. Englishabsorption
  19. Englishoverabsorption

From over- + absorption.

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APA

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“overabsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabsorption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overabsorption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabsorption.

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