overpopulationn.
/ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ The fact or condition of being overpopulated; an excess of population.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > [noun] > excessively
overpopulation1802
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > excessive or surplus
overflow1589
surchargement1613
over-populousness1817
overpopulation1862
overspill1884
1802 H. Eckersall in T. Malthus Trav. Diaries (1966) 296 We..were much entertain'd with the Philosophic discource of the driver of our char on the over-population of his country [sc. Switzerland].
1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 99 There is not yet, nor will yet for ages be, any real over-population in the world.
a1894 R. L. Stevenson In South Seas (1896) i. v. 37 Over the whole extent of the South Seas..we find traces of a bygone state of over-population, when the resources of even a tropical soil were taxed.
1959 A. Huxley Let. 26 Nov. (1969) 880 Their efforts to modernize the country break down under the combined pressures of inefficiency and over-population.
1977 Times 31 May 5/4 Mexico..is exporting its over~population.
1998 Imprimis Sept. 3/1 Contemporary curricula warn kids about global warming and overpopulation in the name of environmental awareness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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