Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - overview

(overviews) An overview of a situation is a general understanding or description of it as a whole. The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n OVERWEENING If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone’s great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride. (FORMAL) ‘Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,’ she said. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval