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overexposed

overexposed is the simple past and past participle of overexpose.

Meaning of overexpose

Verb

overexpose (third-person singular simple present overexposes, present participle overexposing, simple past and past participle overexposed)

  1. To expose excessively.
  2. To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (a person, event, etc.).
  3. To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

Adjective

overexposed (comparative more overexposed, superlative most overexposed)

  1. Exposed too much, especially of film or a photograph.
    • The snapshot was overexposed, giving its subjects a too-bright, washed out appearance.
    • A plant that is overexposed to the cold may die.

Forms of overexposed

comparativemore overexposed
superlativemost overexposed

Questions about overexposed

What does overexposed mean?
Overexposed means exposed too much, especially of film or a photograph.
What is overexposed the simple past and past participle of?
Overexposed is the simple past and past participle of overexpose.
What part of speech is overexposed?
Overexposed is an adjective.

Words near overexposed in the dictionary

  1. overexploited
  2. overexploiting
  3. overexploits
  4. overexplored
  5. overexpose
  6. overexposed
  7. overexposes
  8. overexposing
  9. overexposure
  10. overexposures
  11. overexpress

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overexposed (page history and authors); overexpose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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