overdevelopmentn.
/ˌəʊvədᵻˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərdəˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/, /ˈˌoʊvərdiˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/ Excessive development; (Photography) treatment with developer for too long.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > evolving or developing > over-development
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > excessive
overdevelopment1842
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > development > over- or underdevelopment
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underdevelopment1891
society > occupation and work > industry > [noun] > industrialization or development > excessive
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1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xi. 157 Over-development of peculiarities in the individual character.
1861 Photogr. News Almanac in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. (c1865) I. 160/2 There is great danger of over-development, as some photographers are not content until the sky is..black.
1909 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 14 725 This over-development of the individual results in anaemic social life, which in turn reacts powerfully upon the general life of the family.
1944 Science 15 Sept. 10 Over-development..will increase graininess, which is caused by the clumping of minute silver particles in the exposed emulsion.
1974 B. Pearce tr. S. Amin Accumulation on World Scale II. iv. 507 A favourable trade balance has beneficial effects only if saving tends to be superabundant, in a context of overdevelopment.
1991 J. Mander In Absence of Sacred i. ii. 27 Quality of life..due to increasing pollution and devastation brought on by technological overdevelopment, is now in sharp decline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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