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overheating

noun
1
The state of having become dangerously or excessively hot.
"Overheating was the most common cause of laptop failure in the report."
2
In economics, growth so fast that supply can't keep up with demand.
"Central banks raise interest rates to cool overheating in the economy."

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In plain EnglishThe process or condition of getting too hot, whether it's a machine or an economy running too fast.

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overheatings plural

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