Overshare
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overshare is a verb meaning (transitive) To share too much or in excess.
Meaning
(transitive) To share too much or in excess.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others, now especially on social media.
- An instance of sharing or divulging too much.
Example Sentences
I’ve overshared about my mother in print. Let me briefly reshare. It’s complicated.
In light-hearted cases, the response to an overshare may be the collective online “Ewwww!” and some online needling.
"I've been told by certain people that I have a tendency to overshare with strangers. I hope I haven't bored you with the details of my life.
To be clear, I love Twitter. It is the culture of oversharing and status anxiety that disturbs me. And that is inseparable from the grip of social media.
Word Forms
- overshares
- oversharing
- overshared
Antonyms for overshare
Common opposites include undershare.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oversharent, overcommunicate, overexpose, overtell, overdistribute, overpublish.
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