overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
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Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
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Examples of overpopulation in a Sentence
He is studying the problem of deer overpopulation.
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This explosive growth concerns leaders at the United Nations, who created World Population Day in 1989 to raise awareness about the problems caused by overpopulation. — Erin Davis And Brandon Griggs, CNN, "The world's population is nearing 8 billion. That's not great news," 11 July 2019 At one session at Harvard, Epstein criticized efforts to reduce starvation and provide health care to the poor because doing so increased the risk of overpopulation, said Pinker, who was there. — Matthew Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Jeffrey Epstein, surrounded by scientific luminaries, hoped to seed the human race with his DNA," 31 July 2019 Frank Miltenberger, Denver The USDA has stepped in its own poop coming up with an awfully cruel solution to mediate the overpopulation problem in Denver parks. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Rounding up geese from parks — cruel or beneficial? (7/7/19)," 7 July 2019 This skips to Wall-E where it's seen that BnL has taken over the planet and caused overpopulation and pollution. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "What is the Pixar Theory and What Does It Mean For Your Favorite Movies?," 19 June 2019 Masters is the filmmaker behind Unbranded, an award-winning film that used outdoor adventure to examine the controversial wild horse overpopulation issue in the American West. — Mary Anne Potts, National Geographic, "Exploring the Rio Grande by horse, canoe, and mountain bike—before a wall," 17 June 2019 The reason given for lifting the hunting ban was the spike in human-animal conflict caused by elephant overpopulation in Botswana. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Elephant Hunting Has Returned to Botswana. But There Is a Way to Stop It.," 6 June 2019 The first wave of American conservationists didn’t watch helplessly as the cycle of catastrophic overpopulation followed by catastrophic wildfire wiped out entire forests. — Tom Mcclintock, WSJ, "Only Good Management Can Prevent Forest Fires," 17 Dec. 2018 The associated degraded quality of life becomes obvious to everyone sitting in stalled traffic on I-25 or I-225, just one unfortunate 24/7 reality of Denver’s staggering overpopulation. — WSJ, "Fertility Issue? U.S. Population Is Growing," 6 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overpopulation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for overpopulation
overpopulation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of overpopulation
: a situation in which too many people or animals live in a certain area
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overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
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Kids Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having too many people living in a certain area
overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
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Medical Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
Other Words from overpopulation
overpopulated
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