English to English Dictionary

Overpriced

Costing too much; charging more than something is actually worth or reasonable.

Overrated

Rated or valued too highly; having a higher opinion of something or someone than is deserved.

Oversample

To sample at a rate significantly higher than the Nyquist rate in signal processing, or to survey a larger or disproportionate number of respondents from a specific demographic group in statistics.

Oversee

To supervise, direct, or manage a person, group, or work process to ensure it is done correctly.

Oversensitive

Excessively or abnormally susceptible to physical stimuli, criticism, or emotional slights.

Oversight

The action of overseeing something; supervision or management.

Overthrow

The removal of a leader or government from power, especially by force.

Overture

An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, play, etc.

Overturn

To officially invalidate, reverse, or cancel a legal decision, ruling, or system.

Overweight

Above a weight considered normal, desirable, or healthy for a particular height and build.

Overwhelm

To bury or drown beneath a huge mass; to defeat completely.

Overwise

Wiser than is appropriate or desirable; excessively or pretentiously wise; pedantic.