verb
- to promote or publicize something excessively or with exaggerated claims
Usage: present participle of overhype
Examples
- The marketing team was overhyping the new product’s capabilities.
- Critics accused the studio of overhyping the movie before its release.
- She worried about overhyping her qualifications during the interview.
- The media has been overhyping this story for weeks.
- They’re overhyping the benefits while ignoring the risks.
- Stop overhyping the event – it’s just a small gathering.