🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Sobreexposición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: soβɾeeksposiˈθjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overexposure/ˌoʊ.vər.ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La sobreexposición de la imagen hizo que se perdieran detalles."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of being exposed to something excessively.

    "The photographer's overexposure of the image resulted in a loss of detail."
  2. 2

    In media, the excessive promotion or visibility of a person or topic.

    "The celebrity faced overexposure, leading to public fatigue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'overexposure' is derived from the prefix 'over-' meaning excessive, combined with 'exposure', which originates from the Latin 'exponere', meaning to put forth or expose. The term has evolved in modern usage to refer to excessive exposure to various elements, particularly in photography and media.

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