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OVERSTARE
Etymology
Verb
overstare (third-person singular simple present overstares, present participle overstaring, simple past and past participle overstared)
(obsolete) To stare wildly.
(obsolete) To outstare.
Anagrams
• over rates, overrates
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*stare", v. t.
Definition: To outstare. [Obs.] Shak.
O`ver*stare", v. i.
Definition: To stare wildly. [Obs.] Ascham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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