Definition of "overheated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of overheat. (verb)
• Excessively heated (adjective)

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• "But this argument, too, turns out to be a matter of definition: "The term overheated economy, as we shall use it, refers to a situation in which confidence has gone beyond normal bounds ....""
• "This whole ‘clash of civilisations’ thing is compelling mythology to those who would see the world in overheated black and white terms, with good guys in white hats and black guys in black hats."
• "August 10th, 2009 2: 13 pm ET at this point, simply state anyone who raises their voice at a town hall meeting, yells or gets overheated is ejected. we are not children, a civil and even passionate discussion can be had without an utter breakdown and decent into chaos. there is a difference between a dramatic conversation and drama. cut out the un-necessary drama, and the message of both sides will be heard."