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单词 overcharged
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overchargedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑrdʒd/
Forms: see overcharge v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcharge v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < overcharge v. + -ed suffix1.
That has been overcharged (in various senses of the verb).
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective]
hyperbolical?a1475
overchargeda1542
magnificate1568
amplified1580
superlative1586
fulsome1602
hyperthetical?1611
hyperbolous1638
hyperbolic1646
bloata1657
exaggerated1725
overshot1774
overstuffed1808
overdrawn1841
fine-drawn1888
steep1895
larger-than-life1937
blown-up1961
a1542 T. Wyatt Epigr. (1908) xxv. (heading) The louer compareth his hart to the ouer charged gonne.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 335 These dread curses..like an ouer-charged Gun, recoile, And turnes the force of them vpon thy selfe. View more context for this quotation
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. i. 4 Tears..ease the over-charged heart, which would burst but for that kindly and natural relief.
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xviii. 193 Those over-charged characters, which abound in the works you mention.
1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 666 B will be less overcharged in this case than the other.
1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. liii. 661 Perfect conductors, when electrified, are in general either overcharged or undercharged with electricity in their most distant parts at the same time.
1813 C. Lamb in Philanthropist Jan. 51 Persons..may recoil from this as from an overcharged picture.
1908 Daily Chron. 24 Mar. 5/6 A verdict was returned of death from explosion accidentally caused by an over-charged shot.
1977 A. Wilson Strange Ride R. Kipling vi. 275 Carrie [Kipling] had seen..what an overcharged and overworked life could do to Rud's nerves.
2002 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 22 Aug. d1 About 5,200 overcharged customers had been identified.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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