overshow

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verb

to show excessively or too much

“His dramatic crying is a bit of an overshow at this point, don't you think?”

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Meanings

verbovershow (third-person singular simple present overshows, present participle overshowing, simple past overshowed, past participle overshown)

present singular third person overshows · participle present overshowing · past overshowed · participle past overshown

  1. transitiveto show excessively or too much

    It is a grave mistake to overshow your stock, and one that the novice must always guard against.

    1912, George A. Townsend, Practical Rabbit Keeping - Page 103
nounovershow (plural overshows)

plural overshows

  1. An excessive show or display.

    His dramatic crying is a bit of an overshow at this point, don't you think?

Origin

From over- + show.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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