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overexposed

overexposed

2 4.9
Too much light or attention that makes something look bad
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərɪkˈspoʊzd/
translation icon : sobreexpuesto
  • After being in the spotlight for several months, the celebrity felt overexposed and longed for privacy.
  • an overexposed photograph
  • an overexposed image

OK, I like that background, but it is a little it's still a little overexposed here.

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Examples

  • One slightly underexposed, one normal, and one overexposed.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Note that the image is somewhat overexposed.

    Academic text (2004)

  • However, you do notice one slide that looks good, but somewhat overexposed.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Because of the human eye's sensitivity to light, most overexposed areas in an image will prove unacceptable.

    Academic text (2010)

  • For the most part, the matrix metering worked very well, and I liked most of those shots better than the overexposed ones.

    Academic text (1994)

  • It is a memory: blurry and overexposed, the color washed out.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • High contrast between the background and the overexposed candle base decreases the photo's impact; the intense light on the candle subtracts from the mood created by candlelight.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The photographs were so overexposed that all the details were lost, leading to a frustrating editing process.

  • In an era where social media influencers are everywhere, many feel that their personal lives are overexposed.

Antonyms

underexposed
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Too dark because the camera did not get enough light

How Exposed

overexposed
2 4.9
exposed
1 3.4
protected
1 2.0

Surface Forms

overexposed positive

Morphology

overexposed = overexpose (transparent) = over + expose + ed

Formed by the verb 'overexpose' plus the past-participle/adjectival '-ed', with a clear meaning of 'excessively exposed'.

Etymology

Overexposed comes from over- meaning 'too much' and expose meaning 'to show' or 'put in the open'. Think of a photo left too long in bright light or a person on every TV show—everything is 'shown too much', so the picture looks washed out and the person gets too much attention.