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overshare

American  
[oh-ver-shair] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃɛər /

verb (used with or without object)

overshared, oversharing
  1. to disclose too much (personal information) or too many (details) about oneself.

    She overshared about her new boyfriend today, and we were both embarrassed.


noun

  1. an instance of this.

    Get ready for an overshare about his health problems.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of overshare

over- + share 1

Example Sentences

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These hyperactive helpers can sometimes overshare, overpromise and overpurchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"With my friends, I tend to either overshare and regret it, or isolate myself from them and regret it."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

But I did overshare here recently about my Atomic Fireball habit, and while they’re usually individually wrapped, I found a packet with two the other day, so I doubled up.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Generally, it’s a smart idea not to overshare finances, social engagements, vacation plans, and so on.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

I think that might have been an overshare.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

He didn't say it in a jokey, "Whoops, I overshared today" way.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023

“The social worker over-identified with my daughter and overshared his personal experiences with her,” Ms. Lavigne said.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

When both went viral last year, Calloway was transformed from an aspiring memoirist who overshared on Instagram to a one-woman soap opera the entire internet loved to hate-watch.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2020

Kevin Tsujihara; and the actors Morgan Freeman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who overshared on Instagram that he was “blown away to be told about the level of love the Saudi people have for me.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2018

She hugged and overshared, they both cheated, and the fairy-tale marriage was followed by a nightmare divorce and the gradual disintegration of the welfare state, state funding for education, and the fantasy of social mobility.

From Slate ● May 19, 2018

Her popular podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me is full of gossip, oversharing and comic bickering - music to the ears of the Traitors producers, no doubt.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

AI is hardly the first content challenge for LinkedIn, which has previously confronted oversharing among some users, a wave of scam listings and “engagement pods,” or networks of influencers that artificially boost each other’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The line between giving just enough personal information for a better prompt, and dangerous oversharing, can be thin when you’re interacting with a chatbot.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

This case might serve valuable public interests by discouraging this kind of lurid oversharing and by beginning to push back a bit on the idea that there’s nowhere to hide.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

Platt admires the old-school mystery that stars of a former generation enjoyed, and seeks to emulate that as much as possible within a modern landscape filled with oversharing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

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