overhype
verb (used with object)
to hype someone or something excessively.
Example Sentences
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Get the inside track on both the overhyped and overlooked events of the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Is Kimi Antonelli being overhyped due to results that largely he's been a tad fortunate with?
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
“While some commentators wonder whether AI is overhyped, we think it is probably underhyped,” say strategists led by Willem Sels, global chief investment officer.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
"Drone swarms are totally overhyped... because they make for a good sci-fi story and a visual image," said Yaroslav Azhnyuk, head of the Fourth Law, which specialises in drone autonomy.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Marriage, he told me early on, struck him as an unnecessary and overhyped convention.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
