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

ˌō-vər-ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

plural overamplifications

gene overamplification

… the overamplification of the performers' instruments …

—Russell Baker

Examples of overamplified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the première, the pacing slackened toward the end of the first act, with an overamplified brouhaha taking the place of a true climax. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above