OVERSTATE


Meaning of OVERSTATE in English

[verb] [T] - to describe or explain (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really isThe impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.To say that all young people are involved with drugs is to overstate the problem.The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.