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overdevelopment

/ˌoʊvɚdɪvˈɛləpmənt/ noun

Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped

Word Origin Develop comes from Old French 'desveloper' (to unwrap, unroll), from 'des-' (un-) + 'veloper' (wrap). So develop literally means to unwrap, to unfold potential. Overdevelopment is too much unwrapping — excessive development. The root 'veloper' also gives us envelop (to wrap in) and envelope (a wrapper). So overdevelopment is 'over-unwrapping'.

noun Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped countable

The overdevelopment of coastal areas has led to significant environmental degradation.

(名词) 过度开发

沿海地区的过度开发导致了严重的环境退化。

(sustantivo) Desarrollo excesivo; estado o cualidad de estar sobredesarrollado.

El desarrollo excesivo de las zonas costeras ha provocado una degradación ambiental significativa.

(nom) surdéveloppement; développement excessif; urbanisation galopante [Développement excessif d'un milieu, dépassant ce qui serait souhaitable ou soutenable.]

L'**overdevelopment** des zones côtières a entraîné une dégradation environnementale significative.

(Substantiv) Übermäßige Entwicklung; der Zustand, zu stark oder unkontrolliert ausgebaut zu sein.

Die **overdevelopment** der Küstenregionen hat zu erheblichen Umweltschäden geführt.

(名詞) 過剰な開発。必要以上の建築や造成が行われること。

沿岸地域の過剰な開発により、重大な環境悪化が引き起こされた。

(substantivo) desenvolvimento excessivo; superdesenvolvimento [Desenvolvimento excessivo; o estado ou qualidade de ser excessivamente desenvolvido.]

O **superdesenvolvimento** das áreas costeiras levou a uma degradação ambiental significativa.

Synonyms: overexpansion overgrowth overbuilding overpopulation overproduction excess redundancy surplus Antonyms: underdevelopment undergrowth decline contraction
Word parts: over + develop + ment

Related words

develop development developer developmental overdevelop underdevelop underdevelopment redevelop redevelopment

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