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overblown

1

[ oh-ver-blohn ]

adjective

  1. overdone or excessive:

    overblown praise.

  2. of unusually large size or proportions:

    a majestic, overblown figure.

  3. overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious:

    overblown prose.



verb

  1. past participle of overblow.

overblown

2

[ oh-ver-blohn ]

adjective

  1. (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown:

    an overblown rose.

overblown

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adjective

  1. overdone or excessive
  2. bombastic; turgid

    overblown prose

  3. (of flowers, such as the rose) past the stage of full bloom
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of overblown1

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + blown 1

Origin of overblown2

First recorded in 1610–20; over- + blown 2
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But Chamberlain was cast as Tchaikovsky in Ken Russell's overblown biopic, The Music Lovers, in which he starred opposite Glenda Jackson.

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She cast the media’s focus on the Signal chat as a grossly overblown distraction, saying, “We are not going to bend in the face of this insincere outrage.â€

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He believes our fears about the technology are overblown, and says he prefers to "embrace it".

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If the record-breaking cleanup of properties — led by the administration’s Environmental Protection Agency — is any indication, those fears were drastically overblown.

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That said, Gershenon-Garcia thinks the fear of AI taking over all jobs may be slightly overblown.

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