Overdevelopment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overdevelopment is a noun meaning Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped.
Meaning
Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped.
Example Sentences
[…] the threat of lopsided, uncontrolled overdevelopment seems distant to many--local residents and Chicagoans alike--who regard the rediscovery of the area as a welcome return to its heyday in the 1930s and '40s, when even more Chicago families spent their summers here.
Word Forms
- overdevelopments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overdevelopedness, hyperdevelopment, overcivilization, overextension, overmuchness, over-extension.
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