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

The dangers include overexposure to poisonous chemicals or hazardous machinery.

From BBC

It is particularly harmful to cats and overexposure can cause neurological conditions, liver failure and even death.

From Seattle Times

“Our service members have been suffering the health consequences of blast overexposure for far too long, and they’re still not seeing real action to limit and track these risks,” Ms. Warren said in a statement.

From New York Times

The compound could offer dermatologists a powerful new tool for treating and even preventing skin damage from overexposure to the sun, radiation therapy, or chemical burns.

From Science Magazine

In a 1973 essay in The New York Review of Books, Elizabeth Hardwick lamented the overexposure of its most prominent members — the “exhaustion” of Virginia Woolf and “the draining” of the writer Lytton Strachey.

From New York Times