English Language Learners Definition of overheated ... of a market or economy : having too much activity, growth, etc. See the full definition for overheated in the ...LoginorRegisterHello,GAMES&QUIZZESTHESAURUSWORDOFTHEDAYFEATURESSHOPSETTINGSSAVEDSAVEDWORDSviewrecentsoverheatedadjectiveSaveWordover·​heat·​ed|\ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd\Definitionofoverheated1:perfervid2:characterizedbymarkedinflationfromanincreaseindemandandadecreaseinsupplyanoverheatedeconomyExamplesofoverheatedinaSentenceSheworkedinastuffy,overheatedoffice.Thediscussionwasgettingoverheated.Themarketfornewhousesisoverheated.SeeMoreRecentExamplesontheWebTheproblemofchildrendyinginoverheatedvehicleshaslefttragicimagesthroughoutthenation.—StevenVargas,USATODAY,3June2021Thereremainbigrisksontheeconomicside,ofcourse,principallythedangerofanoverheatedeconomyandaspikeininflationbecauseofasurplusofgovernmentspending.—GeraldF.Seib,WSJ,17May2021PatMaroonwasinlinetobutwassuspendedforMonday’sgamebytheNHLforhisactionsinSaturday’soverheatedcontestwiththePanthers.—PaulGereffi,ajc,11May2021Thisishardlythefirsttimethatcrisisledtooverheatedpredictions.—NewYorkTimes,15May2021Onthetechsideofthings,MiamiViralisgettingevenmoreoverheated—againthankstothekindofroadside,guerilla,spontaneousmarketingandPRchampionedbyMayorSuarezandothers.—PeterLaneTaylor,Forbes,6May2021Duringtheuniondrive,workersspokeoutaboutaggressiveperformancegoals,lowwagesandanoverheatedworkplace.—WashingtonPost,15Apr.2021Onastatewidelevel,homepricesaremostoverheatedinIdaho—by30%to34%—andNevadaat25%to29%overvalued.—SteveBrown,DallasNews,1Apr.2021ButtheCongressman’soverheatedreactionsuggeststhetruthistheopposite.—TheEditorialBoard,WSJ,28Mar.2021Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'overheated.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback.SeeMoreFirstKnownUseofoverheated1693,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1KeepscrollingformoreLearnMoreAboutoverheatedShareov