overexposure
/ˌəʊv(ə)rɪkˈspəʊʒə
/ /ˌəʊv(ə)rɛkˈspəʊʒə /noun [mass noun]
1Excessive exposure, especially to something harmful: people are urged to avoid overexposure to the sun she suffered from overexposure to noxious air...
- Nine patients died, with five deaths directly attributed to radiation overexposure.
- Anyone who exercises in hot weather should be familiar with the following four heat overexposure symptoms.
- However, any complexion can become blotchy, leathery and wrinkled from continued sun overexposure.
1.1Excessive media coverage, especially to the point that people lose interest: at certain times, a celebrity may suffer from overexposure Louis feared media overexposure might damage his career...
- In fact, White's character is an example how overexposure dulls the edge of comedy.
- Despite teetering on the edge of overexposure, Winnie the Pooh remains one of Disney's most endearing characters.
- The player's endorsed everything from sporting goods to men's cologne - successfully and without overexposure.
1.2 Photography Exposure of a film or a part of an image to light for too long a time: the deleted scenes suffer from overexposure and print defects...
- In the case of underexposure or overexposure, the photograph could immediately be taken again.
- On this new disc, expect frequent graininess, occasional overexposure, and shifting levels of detail.
- Mexico was shot using extreme overexposure and printing down, adjusting the shutter angle to 45 degrees to give it a very strobey look.