# overplayed

Pronunciation: US say "oh-ver-PLAYD" /ˌoʊvɚˈpleɪd/; UK say "oh-vuh-PLAYD" /ˌəʊvəˈpleɪd/

## Adjective

1. Performed, broadcast, or repeated so often that audiences have grown weary of it.
   - Simple: Heard or shown so many times that people are tired of it.
   - _The track became hopelessly overplayed once every coffee shop started looping it._
   - _Directors complained that the orchestral theme was overplayed in trailers long before the movie opened._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of overplay. — simple past and past participle of overplay
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of overplay. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The coach overplayed his star athlete and risked a serious injury before the playoffs._
   - _She had overplayed her advantage in the negotiation and ended up with nothing._

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