26984 words

overshadowed

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy:

Examples:

Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.
My happiness was overshadowed by the bad news.
3
(of a building) to be much taller than another building and therefore block the sun from it:

Examples:

Grand Central Station in New York is overshadowed by the PanAm building.

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