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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHype
Pronunciation / Transliteration: haɪp
"Der Hype um das neue Smartphone ist riesig."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extravagant or intensive publicity intended to create an exaggerated sense of excitement and importance surrounding a product or event.
"Despite all the media hype, the new movie turned out to be quite disappointing."
- 1
To promote or publicize a product or idea intensively, often exaggerating its benefits to increase public excitement.
"The marketing team worked hard to hype up the upcoming smartphone release."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the early 20th century American entertainment industry, 'hype' is likely an abbreviation or back-formation of 'hyperbolize' or 'hyper', originally used by hucksters and pitchmen to describe extravagant or deceptive promotion. Over time, its meaning shifted from deceptive publicity to general intense excitement, anticipation, and media buzz surrounding a product, event, or trend.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hype" is said worldwide
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battage médiatique
Transliteration: batazh mediatik
"Le battage médiatique autour de ce jeu est énorme."
Hype
Transliteration: haɪp
"Der Hype um das neue Smartphone ist riesig."
clamore
Transliteration: klamore
"C'è molto clamore attorno a questo film."
expectación
Transliteration: expectasjon
"La expectación creada por el nuevo disco es enorme."
alvoroço
Transliteration: alvoroso
"Há muito alvoroço em torno do lançamento do produto."
उत्सवमय प्रचार
Transliteration: utsavmay prachar
"नई फिल्म के चारों ओर बहुत प्रचार है।"
炒作
Transliteration: chǎozuò
"这部电影的宣传炒作非常大。"
과대광고
Transliteration: gwadae-gwanggo
"신제품에 대한 과대광고가 대단하다."
誇大宣伝
Transliteration: kodai senden
"そのゲームに対する過度な誇大宣伝にうんざりしている。"
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