Definition
Having too many people or things in a space, making it uncomfortably full.
Etymology
From 'over-' (too much) + 'crowded' (filled with people). 'Crowd' comes from Old English 'crudan' meaning to push. The prefix 'over-' has been used since Old English to mean excess.
Kelly Says
Overcrowding is a problem that dates back to ancient cities—Rome's tenement buildings were so packed that fires would spread between them, and building codes were created because of disasters, not kindness.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም ሰዎች አሉ
be-tam se-woch alu
ARالعربية
مزدحم للغاية (mazdham jiddan)
maz-dham ji-dan
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত জনসংখ্যা
a-ti-rikta jon-son-khya
CACatalà
sobrepoblada
so-bre-po-bla-da
CSČeština
překročený
pre-kro-che-ny
DADansk
overbefolket
o-ver-be-fol-ket
DEDeutsch
überbevölkert
uːɐ̯bɐˈbɛːvəl.kɛrt
ELΕλληνικά
υπερπληθωρισμένος
iper-pli-the-o-ris-men-os
ESEspañol
sobrepoblado
so-bre-po-bla-do
FAفارسی
بسیار شلوغ
ba-si-yar sho-logh
FISuomi
ylipakkautunut
yli-pa-kka-u-nut
FRFrançais
surpeuplé
sur-pe-u-le
GUGU
અતિશય ભીડ
a-ti-shay bhi-d
HEעברית
overcrowded
o-ver-crowded
HIहिन्दी
बहुत भीड़भाड़ वाला
bahut bhi-d-bha-ad wa-la
HUMagyar
túlzsúfolt
tool-zso-follt
IDBahasa Indonesia
padat penduduk
pa-dat pen-du-duk
IGIG
n'anya ego
n-anya e-go
ITItaliano
sovrappopolato
so-vra-po-po-la-to
KKKK
өңірде адамдар көп
o-ngir-de a-dam-dar ko-p
KMKM
មានប្រជាជនច្រើន
ma-an pra-che-a-chon che-ren
KO한국어
과밀 (gwa-mil)
gwa-mil
MRMR
अत्यधिक गर्दी
a-ty-dhik gar-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
terlalu ramai
ter-la-loo ra-mai
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြီးများ ပြizzato
lu-kree-ma-yar pyi-za-to
NLNederlands
overbevolkt
o-ver-be-volkt
NONorsk
overbefolket
o-ver-be-fol-ket
PLPolski
przena-siedlony
pr-ze-na-sied-lo-ny
PTPortuguês
superlotado
su-per-lo-ta-do
RORomână
suprapopulat
su-pra-po-pu-lat
RUРусский
перенаселенный
per-e-na-se-len-nyy
SVSvenska
överbefolkad
o-ver-be-folk-ad
SWKiswahili
wakati mwingi
wa-ka-ti m-win-gi
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக கூட்டம்
a-di-ka-ma koo-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా జనసమూహం
a-ti-ga ja-na-sa-moo-ham
THไทย
แออัด (ae-at)
ae-at
TLTL
napaka karami
na-pa-ka ka-ra-mi
TRTürkçe
aşırı kalabalık
a-shi-ri ka-la-ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
перенаселений
per-e-na-se-len-iy
URاردو
بہت زیادہ لوگ
be-hat zi-ya-da lo-g
VITiếng Việt
quá đông đúc
kwa dong-duk
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni g-bo-g-bo
ZH中文
过于拥挤 (yòu yú yōngjǐ)
yow yoo yong-jee
ZUZU
kufanele kube ngaphandle
ku-fe-ne-le ku-be ngaphan-dle