overpopulated

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ō'vər-pŏpʹyə-lāt(')ĭd, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɒpjəleɪtɪd
• Hyphenation: over‧pop‧u‧lat‧ed

Etymology 1

Verb form of overpopulate.

Verb

overpopulated

1. simple past and past participle of overpopulate

Etymology 2

First recorded in 1828, predating overpopulate. From over- +‎ populated. Compare earlier overpeopled and overpopulous.

Adjective

overpopulated (comparative more overpopulated, superlative most overpopulated)

1. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.

   Synonyms: overpeopled, overpopulous

Related terms

• overcrowded

Translations

having a higher population than can be sustained

• Dutch: overbevolkt (nl)
• Finnish: ylikansoitettu
• French: surpeuplé (fr)
• German: überbevölkert, übervölkert
• Italian: sovrappopolato (it)
• Macedonian: пренаселен (prenaselen)
• Polish: przeludniony
• Russian: перенаселённый (ru) (perenaseljónnyj)
• Spanish: sobrepoblado
• Swedish: överbefolkad (sv)