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OVEREXPOSURE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience

Example:

an overexposure to violence on television

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overexposure" is a kind of...):

exposure (the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience)

Derivation:

overexpose (expose excessively)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overexposure" is a kind of...):

exposure (the act of exposing film to light)

Derivation:

overexpose (expose to too much light)

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