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In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.
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Meaning of "overcrowding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCROWDING

overcrowding  [ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCROWDING

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcrowding is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERCROWDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overcrowding

According to the World Health Organisation, overcrowding refers to the situation in which more people are living within a single dwelling than there is space for, so that movement is restricted, privacy secluded, hygiene impossible, rest and sleep difficult. The terms crowding and overcrowding are often used interchangeably to refer to the same condition. The effects on quality of life due to crowding may be due to children sharing a bed or bedroom, increased physical contact, lack of sleep, lack of privacy, poor hygiene practises and an inability to care adequately for sick household members. While population density is an objective measure of number of people living per unit area, overcrowding refers to people's psychological response to density. But, definitions of crowding used in statistical reporting and for administrative purposes are based on density measures and do not usually incorporate people’s perceptions of crowding.

Definition of overcrowding in the English dictionary

The definition of overcrowding in the dictionary is a state of being filled with more people or things than is desirable; congestion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCROWDING


autoloading
ˈɔːtəʊˌləʊdɪŋ
boding
ˈbəʊdɪŋ
breech-loading
ˈbriːtʃˌləʊdɪŋ
coding
ˈkəʊdɪŋ
decoding
diːˈkəʊdɪŋ
do-gooding
ˌduːˈɡʊdɪŋ
Dowding
ˈdaʊdɪŋ
downloading
ˈdaʊnˌləʊdɪŋ
encoding
ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ
foreboding
fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ
freeloading
ˈfriːˌləʊdɪŋ
loading
ˈləʊdɪŋ
muzzle-loading
ˈmʌzəlˌləʊdɪŋ
noncoding
ˌnɒnˈkəʊdɪŋ
pudding
ˈpʊdɪŋ
roading
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
roding
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
strouding
ˈstraʊdɪŋ
unloading
ʌnˈləʊdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCROWDING

overcorrection
overcount
overcover
overcoy
overcram
overcrammed
overcramming
overcredulity
overcredulous
overcritical
overcrop
overcropped
overcropping
overcrow
overcrowd
overcrowded
overcultivation
overcure
overcut
overcutting

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCROWDING

adding
building
ending
finding
holding
including
leading
outstanding
pending
providing
reading
recording
regarding
riding
Spalding
spending
standing
surrounding
trading
understanding

Synonyms and antonyms of overcrowding in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «overcrowding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCROWDING

Find out the translation of overcrowding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overcrowding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overcrowding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过度拥挤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

masificación
570 millions of speakers

English

overcrowding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भीड़भाड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاكتظاظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переполненность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superlotação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠাসাঠাসি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surpeuplement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesesakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überfüllung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

超過密
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과잉수용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overcrowding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng quá tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடநெருக்கடியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचंड गर्दी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı nüfus yoğunluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovraffollamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeludnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переповненість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraaglomerarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερπληθυσμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorbevolking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överbeläggning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

befolkning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcrowding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCROWDING»

The term «overcrowding» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCROWDING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overcrowding» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overcrowding» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overcrowding

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6 QUOTES WITH «OVERCROWDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overcrowding.
1
Michael Badnarik
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
2
Jane Byrne
In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.
3
H. R. Giger
Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is.
4
P. J. O'Rourke
The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.
5
Scott Westerfeld
Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image.
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Scott Westerfeld
I've learned a lot about stage-managing for illustration. Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image. I've also learned to making big-scale design decisions early.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCROWDING»

Discover the use of overcrowding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcrowding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tackling Prison Overcrowding: Build More Prisons? Sentence ...
This book comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose the proposals of the Carter Review to critical scrutiny.
J. M. Hough, Robert Allen, Enver Solomon, 2008
2
Prison Overcrowding and Prison Population Inflation: ...
Overcrowding in prisons represents a major challenge to policy makers and administrators of the criminal justice system.
‎2000
3
Prison Conditions: Overcrowding, Disease, Violence, And Abuse
Describes the problems found in prisons all over the United States, which include overcrowding, the spread of disease, violence, and abuse by other prisoners and by guards.
Roger Smith, 2006
4
Prison Suicides and Overcrowding: Oral and Written Evidence, ...
Oral and Written Evidence, Tuesday 8 November 2005; Ms Frances Crook, Ms Pauline Campbell, Ms Deborah Coles, Ms Juliet Lyon and Mr Geoff Dobson; Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Ms Christine Knott, Mr Phil Wheatley and Mr ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, 2006
5
Home Sweet Home?: The Impact of Poor Housing on Health
The overall objective of this research topic is to examine the impact of overcrowding on respiratory health and infectious disease. While the key questions to be addressed by the study have been outlined in Chapter 1 . a specific aim is to ...
Alex Marsh, 1999
6
Emergency Department Overcrowding: Its Evolution and Effect ...
Eva Marie Stahl. severity of illness that include categories for ambulatory sensitive conditions where an ED visit could have been avoided (Billings, et al. 2001). A patient's severity may represent a significant contributor to the cost of an ED visit.
Eva Marie Stahl, 2008
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Nothing Gained by Overcrowding
Raymond Unwin. capital to purchase enough land for the same number of houses, there seems no reason to suppose that the limitation of the number of houses to the acre is in any way liable to reduce the builder's profit either on the ...
Raymond Unwin, 2013
8
Overcrowding and Defective Housing in the Rural Districts
Overcrowding and Defective Housing in the Rural Districts CHAPTER I LAND OVERCROWDING OVERCROWDING the land with buildings is not so very common in the country, yet it does occur in many villages and small towns, especially in ...
Harvey Brown Bashore, 1915
9
Prisons: Today and Tomorrow
Overcrowding. The. Effects. Of. Prison. Overcrowding. The research on prison overcrowding and its relationship to inmate violence, health, stress, prison disciplinary problems, and recidivism is not conclusive, probably for several reasons.
Joycelyn M. Pollock, 1997
10
Psychology A2: The Complete Companion
Student answer The three main environmental stressors are hoise, temperature and overcrowding. Overcrowding can happen ahywhere. Research into overcrowding was dohe on a crowded train jourhey. The more packed the tram got, the ...
Mike Cardwell, Cara Flanagan, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCROWDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overcrowding is used in the context of the following news items.
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New annex will ease Butler County office overcrowding
Traveling by Jeep, boat and foot, Tribune-Review investigative reporter Carl Prine and photojournalist Justin Merriman covered nearly 2,000 ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
A week in politics: Overcrowding, race and Trump
Latest entrant: Republican candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich announces his race for the White House. REUTERS?Aaron P. Bernstein. «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
3
Montauk bar cited for overcrowding loses bid to lift restraining order
An application to stay a temporary restraining order against the Harbor Raw Bar and Lounge in Montauk was denied at a court proceeding ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
Overcrowding Causes Adoption Push in Amarillo
AMARILLO-- Overcrowding led to dozens of dogs being scheduled to be euthanized at the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society. «MyHighPlains, Jul 15»
5
Fights, overcrowding force end to St. Basil church festival in Carrick
St. Basil Catholic Parish in Carrick abruptly canceled its annual summer festival because of fights and overcrowding that drew a police ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
6
School board chairman candidates talk overcrowding, funding …
One topic discussed was the overcrowding in the county's public schools, and how to reduce class sizes. Singstock, a Republican, said that he ... «PotomacLocal.com, Jul 15»
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Overcrowding may force animal shelter to euthanize pets
Good news! This dog was adopted from the Rowan County Animal Shelter, but many others still need a home. (Photo: NBC Charlotte). «WCNC, Jul 15»
8
Homelessness could rise in overcrowding crackdown
The concerns have been prompted over the introduction of Overcrowding Statutory Notices (OSN) aimed at guarding against unacceptable ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
9
Overcrowding eases at Missoula animal shelter, but dogs keep coming
Missoula Animal Control has fewer dogs and cats. NBC Montana brought you the story of overcrowding last week. The shelter was at its ... «NBC Montana, Jul 15»
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Interlocal agreement aims to resolve overcrowding at Hidalgo …
An interlocal agreement between Hidalgo County and Cameron County was approved Tuesday in an effort to resolve the overcrowding issue ... «KGBT-TV, Jul 15»

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