overabsorption

overabsorption

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin absorptiōder.
English absorption
English overabsorption

    From over- + absorption.

    Noun

    overabsorption (uncountable)

    1. Excessive absorption.
      • 2015 June 19, Leonard S. Marcus, “Dahlov Ipcar’s ‘Black and White,’ and More”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        Might this then be a bellwether tale about the rumored dire effects of overabsorption in new media?
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