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Synonyms for overshadowed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-shad-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ

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Définition of overshadowed

Origin :
  • Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen, Middle Dutch overschaduwen, Gothic ufarskadwjan. Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed; overshadowing.
  • verb make obscure, dim, vague
Example sentences :
  • The deep gloom that had overshadowed the land had been relieved by one single ray.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The question that overshadowed all others, however, was that of the Irish Church.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But like all such overshadowed delights, their end came swiftly, ruthlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The absurdity of the idea, to the girl's mind, overshadowed even the surprise of it.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • All his better thoughts and feelings were overshadowed for the moment.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Was she kindly treated while overshadowed by her terrible infirmity?
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
  • Him then, having thus spoken, the end of death then overshadowed.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer (1873) » by Homer
  • Those young lives must not be overshadowed by a sick man's whims.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • So Italian literature has always been overshadowed by Latin literature.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 » by William Painter
  • Indeed the whole English life of this period was overshadowed by Germany.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton

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