Overamplify

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal

    "Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand."

  2. 2
    To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.

    "Physiological thresholds can differ from behavioral thresholds by ±15–20 dB HL. Thus, without verification of behavioral responses with amplification, hearing aids may underamplify or overamplify."

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"Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand."

Etymology

From over- + amplify.

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