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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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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

Oftentimes, when we cringe after an overshare, the other person is grateful to have been trusted.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Jim Winters, head of economic crime at Nationwide, urged people not to overshare images, particularly with someone they had never met.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

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

It’d be a shame if the letter writer felt so honor-bound by what was essentially a kindly meant but toothless promise that they overshared their own plans for the future and risked their continued employment.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2020

Ms. Schumer said her mother had no boundaries and her father overshared, treating her like a college pal.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2013

My muscles were tensing at the torrent of oversharing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

Autonomous AI agents can simply be misconfigured, creating vulnerabilities by overexposing and oversharing sensitive data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

"I think the thing about me in the oversharing is that the sharing always feels like so much more important than any privacy," she said.

From BBC Mar. 21, 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

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