Overdone: meaning, definitions and examples
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overdone
[ ˌoʊvərˈdʌn ]
cooking
Cooked for too long or to too high a degree.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The steak was overdone and tough to chew.
- The cookies were overdone and burnt on the edges.
task
Carried to excess; exaggerated.
Synonyms
exaggerate, overemphasize, overstate
Examples of usage
- She overdone her explanation and lost the interest of her audience.
- He tends to overdo things and ends up causing more harm than good.
Translations
Translations of the word "overdone" in other languages:
🇵🇹 exagerado
🇮🇳 अति किया हुआ
🇩🇪 übertrieben
🇮🇩 berlebihan
🇺🇦 перебільшений
🇵🇱 przesadzony
🇯🇵 やりすぎ
🇫🇷 exagéré
🇪🇸 exagerado
🇹🇷 abartılı
🇰🇷 과장된
🇸🇦 مبالغ فيه
🇨🇿 přehnaný
🇸🇰 prehnaný
🇨🇳 过度的
🇸🇮 pretiran
🇮🇸 of mikið
🇰🇿 асыра сілтеу
🇬🇪 გადაჭარბებული
🇦🇿 həddindən artıq
🇲🇽 exagerado
Word origin
The word 'overdone' originated from the combination of 'over' and 'done', indicating that something has been done excessively or to an extreme degree. The term has been used in various contexts, from cooking to describing exaggerated actions or behaviors. Its usage dates back to the late 19th century, evolving to encompass a range of meanings related to excessiveness.