OVERBLOWN


Meaning of OVERBLOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ oʊvə(r)bloʊn ]

Something that is overblown makes something seem larger, more important, or more significant than it really is.

Warnings of disaster may be overblown...

The reporting of the hostage story was fair, if sometimes overblown.

= exaggerated

ADJ

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