to overshare
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈʃɛr/
- Texting
- We overshare because we experience chemical changes in the brain from doing it.
I see people say, oh, don't overshare, don't say too much.
- I see people say, oh, don't overshare, don't say too much.
- Go to the meeting, listen, learn, don't overshare, don't sign anything, right?
Examples
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People overshare all the time about everything.
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Unless you are actually friends with that person, don't overshare personal information.
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I often overshare my experiences as well, but really, how can I not?
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We all have friends who overshare about their kids on Facebook.
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I have a serious Diet Coke addiction and a tendency to overshare.
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People do overshare.
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Blair Koenig, who is childless, says her blog is about parents who overshare and say ridiculous things on social media.
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It can be uncomfortable when someone decides to overshare details about their love life at a dinner party.
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I tried to avoid oversharing on social media after realizing how many people were watching.
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During the meeting, she began to overshare her personal struggles, which surprised everyone present.
Synonyms
To tell people information that was secret
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
To tell secret or private information to people
To tell secrets without thinking
Tell a secret by accident before others know
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
To tell everything about yourself, including private things
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
To talk about private or embarrassing family matters in public
To tell secrets without thinking
To talk too much and say things you should not say
Antonyms
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overshare is made from over ('too much') and share ('give' or 'tell'), so to overshare (the verb) is to tell more personal information than you should, for example on social media or in a meeting.