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overlooked en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English looked English overlooked From over- + looked.

Meanings

  1. Missed, unnoticed.
    • Jealousy: It's all the feelings that come over you when you think you're being overlooked by others. It comes from inside, from your insecurities and fears—fear of loss, fear of betrayal, and fear of hurt. 2021, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, “What is... jealousy?”, in Let's Talk About It, →ISBN, page 189:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more overlooked Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most overlooked Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unoverlooked

Translations (5)

fr négligé (missed out in selection, unnoticed) · mi whakarapa (missed out in selection, unnoticed) · mi ngere (missed out in selection, unnoticed) · es desestimado (missed out in selection, unnoticed) · fr sous-estimé (missed out in selection, unnoticed)

overlooked en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overlook
    form of overlook