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Overcrowding

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crowdednessnounThe state or quality of being crowded.
crowdedContaining a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
congestedovercrowded
crowdingnounThe act by which somebody is crowded.
overpopulationnoun(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.
overpopulatedHaving or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.
overgrowthnounA usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else.
crampedUncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
congestionnounThe hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
surchargenounAn addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.
gridlocknoun(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
overloadingnoun(object-oriented programming) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
jamsnoun(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
over-crowdingnounexcessive crowding
overoccupancynounThe occupancy of a building by more people than it can reasonably house.
overoccupationnounExcessive occupation; the state of being occupied by too many; overcrowding.
overdensitynounThe condition or extent of being overdense.
full housenounA situation in which a place is filled with people to its maximum capacity.
overcapacitynounA capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed.
overburdenednessnounThe state or condition of being overburdened.

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