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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoverhyped
/ˌoʊvərˈhaɪpt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Made to seem much more exciting, important, or valuable than it actually is through excessive publicity.
"The new restaurant was heavily overhyped and ultimately proved to be quite disappointing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'over-' (meaning excessive) combined with 'hyped', the past participle of 'hype' (short for hyperbole or hypodermic needle in 20th-century slang, later associated with intense promotional excitement). Popularized in late 20th-century media and advertising.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "overhyped" is said worldwide
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surfait
Transliteration: surfait
"Ce film a été tellement surévalué qu'il en est devenu décevant."
überschätzt
Transliteration: überschätzt
"Das neue Smartphone war völlig überhyped und hielt nicht, was es versprach."
ipersponsorizzato
Transliteration: ipersponsorizzato
"Quel gioco è troppo ippersponsorizzato per essere veramente così bello."
sobrevalorado
Transliteration: sobrevalorado
"La película estuvo muy sobrevalorada y no cumplió con las expectativas."
superestimado
Transliteration: superestimado
"O novo álbum da banda foi superestimado pela crítica."
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर प्रचारित
Transliteration: badha-chadhakar pracharit
"यह फिल्म बहुत अधिक हाइप की गई थी लेकिन उतनी अच्छी नहीं निकली।"
炒作过度的
Transliteration: chǎozuò guòdù de
"这款新游戏被过度炒作了，实际玩起来很平庸。"
과대 광고된
Transliteration: gwadae gwangogwandoen
"그 영화는 너무 과대 광고되어 기대를 채우지 못했다."
期待外れの
Transliteration: kitai hazure no
"その新商品は過剰に宣伝されていたが、実際は普通だった。"
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