overdone

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Cooked too much.
2. Exaggerated; overwrought.
3. Repeated too often; hackneyed.

Verb

past participle of overdo

overdo

1. (transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
2. (transitive) To cook for too long.
3. (transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
4. (obsolete, transitive) To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

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Sinonieme

exaggerated

overstated

excessive

overcooked

immoderate

ostentatious

overkill

overripe

pretentious

showy

undue

done too much

over-embellished

excess

exhausted

extreme

Vertalings

übertrieben

exagéré

eccessivo

exagerado

overdreven

bombastisch

surfait

trop cuit

esagerato

troppo cotto

uitgeput

exagerado

estorricado

pasado

peinado

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əʊvəɹˈdʌn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: overdon

Geërf van Old English: oferdōn

In summary

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.