overheated
/ˌoʊvərˈhitɪd/
adjective
- Made too hot, beyond a comfortable or safe temperature.
- The car's engine was overheated after the long drive up the mountain.
- The overheated room made it hard to concentrate on the exam.
- She touched the overheated radiator and burned her finger.
- In a state of extreme excitement, anger, or tension.
- An overheated stock market can lead to a sudden crash.
- The debate became overheated when both sides started shouting.
- His overheated emotions caused him to say things he later regretted.
verb
- Past tense and past participle of overheat: to have become too hot.
- They overheated the soup by leaving it on the stove too long.
- The crowd overheated in the sun and several people fainted.
- The laptop overheated and shut down automatically.