Overshadowing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dominating shadow or malign influence.

    "Such trials to a peaceful people, only enhance their love of peace; for the grief-stricken heart flees to retirement and tranquillity. At the overshadowings of such afflictions, I should never tremble for my country, much less should I despair […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overshadow form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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darkeninggathering cloudsovercastshadingshadowing

Example

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"There are no skyscrapers overshadowing the city anymore."

Related phrases

diagnostic overshadowingverbal overshadowing

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