Associations to the word «Overshadow»

Wiktionary

OVERSHADOW, verb. (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
OVERSHADOW, verb. (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

Dictionary definition

OVERSHADOW, verb. Be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness".
OVERSHADOW, verb. Make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year".
OVERSHADOW, verb. Cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King