Definition & Meaning of "overpopulation"in English

Overpopulation

a situation where the number of people living in a particular area is more than the capacity of the environment to support them

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

Examples

Overpopulation has led to a shortage of housing in many cities.

Lexical Tree

overpopulation

population

populate

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