overhype

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verb

over·​hype ˌō-vər-ˈhīp 

overhyped; overhyping

transitive + intransitive

: to hype (something or someone) to an excessive degree

overhype a new product

… his surname, long synonymous with overhyped schlock …

—Patrick McGeehan

… the extravagantly overhyped star of the soap opera …

—Peter Hood

"You think the media is overhyping?"

—Don Lemon

overhype

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noun

: hype that is extravagant to an excessive degree

These visions have a sparkling appeal. But will they come true, or will they harden into garish embarrassments like the predictions for AI and neural networks? Overhype is a real danger to nascent technology.

—Daniel McNeill and Paul Freiburger

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1979, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1972, in the meaning defined above