overshare
Tell too much
To overshare is to reveal too much personal information, especially in contexts where such disclosure feels inappropriate or uncomfortable for others.
The term emerged with social media, where people broadcast intimate details to wide audiences: She overshared about her divorce on Facebook.
As a noun, an overshare is an instance of such disclosure: That was a bit of an overshare.
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
- boundarylessWithout dividing lines
cringe · blurt · spill · overstep · intrusive · prying · nosy · unwelcome
Relieving oneself of weight
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- soul-baringEmotionally revealing oneself fully
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- secretsConcealed information
guilt · shame · truth-telling · disclosure · vulnerability · remorse · purge · confide
One who reveals secrets
- verboseMore words than necessary
- talkativeInclined to speak much
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
overcommunicate · overexplain · motormouth · chatterbox · gabby · long-winded · TMI · unsolicited
Freedom from observation
- trustConfidence in another
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- limitsImposed maximum points
- consentVoluntary agreement given
appropriate · uncomfortable · violation · respect · filter · self-censor · need-to-know
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
boundaryless · cringe · blurt · spill · overstep · intrusive · prying · nosy · unwelcome · indelicate
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- soul-baringEmotionally revealing oneself fully
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
secrets · guilt · shame · truth-telling · disclosure · vulnerability · remorse · purge · confide · unload
blabbermouth
One who reveals secrets
unfiltered · overcommunicate · overexplain · motormouth · chatterbox · gabby · long-winded · TMI · unsolicited · unprompted
privacy
Freedom from observation
- trustConfidence in another
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- limitsImposed maximum points
consent · appropriate · uncomfortable · violation · respect · filter · self-censor · need-to-know
post
Vertical structural beam
viral · influencer · feed · timeline · content · caption · stories · vlog · livestream · subtweeting
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- verbal blundersslip, gaffe, verbal slip, foot-in-mouth, verbal gaffe
- speech errorsslip of the tongue, mispronunciation, malapropism, malapropisms, spoonerism
- User Errorstypo, misclick, fat finger, wrong password, forgot password
overshareundershare
Disclose too little
withhold · keep to oneself · hold back · clam up · keep mum