overamplified
adjective
over·am·pli·fied
ˌō-vər-ˈam-plə-ˌfīd
: excessively amplified: such as
a
: excessively large, great, or strong
… this era of constantly overamplified Internet outrage …—Porochista Khakpour
b
of an audio signal
: electronically amplified to the point of being too loud
overamplified rock concerts
an overamplified bass line
Overamplified church services echo around the town …—Wayne Curtis
c
of an electronic signal
: boosted in strength beyond what is necessary for detection or transmission
… distortion of the picture caused when a video-signal re-enters the switcher and becomes overamplified …—Dorothy Hadju
d
of genetic material
: exhibiting or marked by a higher than usual degree of genetic amplification
an overamplified DNA sequence
overamplification
noun
plural overamplifications
gene overamplification
… the overamplification of the performers' instruments …
—Russell Baker
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