overpopulation
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- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈpɑːpjʊˌleɪʃən/
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superpoblación
- There's an overpopulation problem.
- overpopulation problem
- resource scarcity
- overpopulation and poverty
We would have a huge overpopulation problem in this world.
- We would have a huge overpopulation problem in this world.
- We live in a world where one of the great threats is overpopulation.
- Thank you for being part of the solution to the horrible overpopulation crisis that we've been in the middle of for so many years.
- So some people concerned about overpopulation, some people concerned about us dying out as a human species.
- So you can get to a point of overpopulation pretty quickly, opportunities afforded by the weakness of others.
- Some countries are seeing it as a potential answer to the overpopulation problems, particularly India and China, but several others as well.
Examples
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Today we face a global threat of malnutrition, overpopulation, lack of resources, pollution, a disturbed ecology, and nuclear weapons.
Academic text (1993) -
Recognizing its serious overpopulation problem, China has passed legislation that strengthens its one-child-per-couple policy.
Academic text (2009) -
We would have a huge overpopulation problem in this world.
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Some countries are seeing it as a potential answer to the overpopulation problems, particularly India and China, but several others as well.
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As for the environment, the problem is human overpopulation, not the choice of what we eat.
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So some people concerned about overpopulation, some people concerned about us dying out as a human species.
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All of these things contribute to the problem of overpopulation...
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Some still fear overpopulation or argue that lower populations will help preserve the environment.
Academic text (2012) -
Thank you for being part of the solution to the horrible overpopulation crisis that we've been in the middle of for so many years.
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The rapid growth of cities has resulted in severe overpopulation, leading to environmental degradation and crowded living conditions.
Synonyms
Too many people in one place, making it uncomfortable and hard to move
Antonyms
How Crowded
Surface Forms
Morphology
overpopulation = overpopulate (transparent) = over + populate + ion
The meaning is directly built from 'over-' (excessively) + 'populate' + the noun-forming '-ion', so learners who know the components can derive the meaning.
Etymology
The word overpopulation starts with over, meaning 'too much', and its population part comes from an old word for 'people', which you also see in popular. So overpopulation literally means 'too many people' in one place, and that is why we use it for crowding that can harm the environment and people's lives.