overdetect

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verb

To detect more of (something) than is actually present.

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Meanings

verboverdetect (third-person singular simple present overdetects, present participle overdetecting, simple past and past participle overdetected)

present singular third person overdetects · participle present overdetecting · participle past overdetected · past overdetected

  1. transitiveTo detect more of (something) than is actually present.

Origin

From over- + detect.

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APA

overdetect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdetect

MLA

“overdetect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdetect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdetect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdetect.

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