OVERSTATED

exaggerated, overdone, overstated

(adjective) represented as greater than is true or reasonable; “an exaggerated opinion of oneself”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

overstated (comparative more overstated, superlative most overstated)

Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.

Verb

overstated

simple past tense and past participle of overstate

Source: Wiktionary


OVERSTATE

O`ver*state", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstating.]

Definition: To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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