how to pronounce overshadow

/ˈoʊvɚˈʃædoʊ/

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overshadow is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of overshadow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a little coup B you shall overshadow you …”

meanings of overshadow

verb:

To shelter or protect.
To obscure something by casting a shadow.
To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

overshadow frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word overshadow occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overshadow can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overshadow can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;