overexposure

[ oh-ver-ik-spoh-zher ]

noun

1. excessive exposure, especially of photographic film or a sensitized plate to light rays.
2. the condition of having been seen, heard, or advertised so frequently or for so long that freshness or appeal is diminished.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overexposure¹

First recorded in 1870–75; over- + exposure

Example Sentences

More than a year into the pandemic, we’re all suffering from overexposure to our own homes.

From Washington Post

That small sample group kept the risk of overexposure limited to just a few subjects.

From Time

As Hill has suffered from overexposure, other significant women of Everest have gone unnoticed, especially among the sherpanis.

From The Daily Beast

Some officials appear multiple times a day during a crisis, which would amount to overexposure for a president.

From The Daily Beast

Hollande, too, will try making himself scarce, to guard against overexposure too soon.

From The Daily Beast

Thus there was always the threat of overexposure, something that was never a fear with an unknown like, say, Lovato.

From The Daily Beast

The relatively—by Hollywood standards—private star, had not suffered from overexposure like a Bennifer or Jude Law.

From The Daily Beast

But when you get down to the water's edge and shoot across the shining river, beware of overexposure.

From Project Gutenberg

The patent-medicine evil cannot be cured by occasional exposure or by overexposure.

From Project Gutenberg

Since the camera has its own light source, any leakage of outside light will cause overexposure of the film.

From Project Gutenberg