overheated

Describes something that has become too hot, or a situation that has become too intense or excited.

• 🌐يصف شيئًا أصبح ساخنًا أكثر من اللازم، أو وضعًا صار متوترًا أو مضطربًا بشكل مفرط. ويُستعمل حرفيًا للحرارة، ومجازيًا للتوتر أو الانفعال.

1. Excessively hot B1 formal

   Heated beyond a safe or desirable point, often causing damage or discomfort.

   • The car's engine overheated after driving for hours in the desert.
   • The laptop shut down because it was overheated.
   • The room was overheated, making it difficult to breathe.

   🌐مُفْرِط السُّخُونَة

   المرادفات: blisteringboilingburningroastingscorchingsearingswelteringtorrid

   الأضداد: chillycoldcoolfrigidfrozenicyrefrigerated

2. Overly excited or intense B2 informal

   In a state of excessive excitement, anger, or intensity.

   • The debate became overheated, with both sides shouting.
   • His overheated emotions led him to say things he regretted.
   • The market is overheated, with prices rising too quickly.

   🌐مُتَوَهِّج

   المرادفات: agitatedfeverishfrenziedheatedhystericalimpassionedintenseoverexcited

   الأضداد: calmcollectedcomposedcoolrelaxedunruffled

• more overheated comparative form
• most overheated superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of becoming too hot, or causing something to become too hot, often resulting in damage or malfunction.

• 🌐فعل يدل على أن يصبح الشيء شديد السخونة أو يتجاوز الحد المسموح به من الحرارة، مما قد يؤدي إلى التلف أو العطل. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى تسخين شيء ما زيادة عن اللزوم.

1. Become excessively hot B1 formal

   To become too hot, often in a way that is undesirable or dangerous.

   • The car engine began to overheat after driving for hours in the desert.
   • If you leave your phone in direct sunlight, it may overheat.
   • The computer's cooling fan stopped working, causing it to overheat.

   🌐أصبح ساخنًا بشكل مفرط

   المرادفات: boil overburn upscorchsearsinge

   الأضداد: cool

2. Make something excessively hot B1 formal

   To cause something to become too hot, often by applying too much heat or using it too much.

   • Be careful not to overheat the pan when cooking with oil.
   • The technician warned that overclocking the processor could overheat the system.
   • She accidentally overheated the milk, causing it to boil over.

   🌐فرط التسخين

   الأضداد: chillcoolrefrigerate

• overheated past participle
• overheated past simple
• overheating present participle
• overheats third person singular