overblown

IPA: oʊvɝbɫˈoʊn

adjective

Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

Examples of "overblown" in Sentences

Well Mr. Prime Minister, if this is "overblown" - you obviously MUST agree with it!
Despite what he calls overblown fears of a double-dip recession, Cardillo predicts the U.S.
You will see heroes swinging about in overblown wirework, zooming to and fro like marionettes being carried by an eight-year-old child.
One must admire her for an overwhelming commitment to this role, especially considering the trade in overblown adolescent comic book fantasies going on around her.
Why we should be surprised anymore to find out the the “dangers” of vaccines, Alar, DDT, “global warming,” er, I mean “climate change,” to name just a few, were cooked and overblown is beyond me.
One of the key justifications people in the media offer for devoting so much coverage to Edwards 'haircut -- coverage that you yourself said was "overblown" -- is that it allegedly cuts against Edwards' populist campaign.
He's had his share of low points, too: the Tawana Brawley case, about which Mr. Sharpton says he has no regrets, and the Freddy's incident and the anti-Semitic flare-ups, which he calls overblown and no worse than that of Nixon and Billy Graham.
Appearing to fit the bill to Sanjana’s family is a friend of her sister’s by the name of Prem (Hrithik Roshan), whose outgoing, thrill-seeking belies his status as a big-time businessman – and for a very good reason: it turns out that this Prem, Prem Kishen, is actually an underling of the proper Prem, Prem Kumar (Abhishek Bachchan, refreshingly understated in overblown surroundings), who couldn’t arrive on time due to business commitments.

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