overshadow (redirected from overshadowed)

o·ver·shad·ow  (vr-shd)

tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows

1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure.

2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate.

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overshadow

Verb

1. to make (someone or something) seem insignificant or less important by comparison

2. to sadden the atmosphere of: news of their team-mate's injury overshadowed the victory celebrations

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overshadow - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" eclipse, dominate bulk large, brood, loom, hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
	2.	overshadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" dwarf, shadow overtop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
	3.	overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house" becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" occult, eclipse - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

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overshadow

verb 1. spoil, ruin, mar, wreck, scar, blight, crool or cruel Austral. (slang) mess up, take the edge off, put a damper on, cast a gloom upon, take the pleasure or enjoyment out of

verb 2. outshine, eclipse, surpass, dwarf, rise above, take precedence over, tower above, steal the limelight from, leave or put in the shade, render insignificant by comparison, throw into the shade

verb 3. shade, cloud, eclipse, darken, overcast, adumbrate

Translations

overshadow [əuvəˈʃædəu] vt (fig) → eclipsar

overshadow [əuvəˈʃædəu] vt (fig) → éclipser

overshadow [əuvəˈʃædəu] vt [+ place, building etc] → überschatten (fig); in den Schatten stellen

overshadow [əuvəˈʃædəu] vt (fig) → eclissare

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overshadow

v overshadow [əuvəˈʃadou]

to make less important especially by being much better than With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.oorskaduيَتَفَوَّق على، يُلْقي ظِلاّ علىзасенчвамzastínitoverskyggein den Schatten stellenεπισκιάζωhacer sombra, eclipsarvarjutamaتحت الشعاع قرار دادن؛ کم اهمیت کردنjättää varjoonsaéclipserלְהַאֲפִיל על-ज्यादा अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर किसी चीज का महत्व घटा देनाzasjenitiháttérbe szorítmengungguliskyggja áoffuscare, mettere in ombra見劣りさせる그늘지게 하다, 못해 보이게 하다nustelbti, užtemdytiaizēnotmembayangioverschaduwenoverskyggezaćmićfazer sombra aa eclipsaзатмеватьzatieniťzasenčitizasenitiöverskuggaทำให้ลดความสำคัญลงgölgede bırakmak使相形見絀，使......失色затьмарюватиماند کرديناlàm lu mờ使相形见绌，使......失色