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overblown (C1)

カタカナ: オーバーブロウン

IPA: /ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/

Exaggerated or made to seem more important, significant, or impressive than is actually the case.

意味: 実際よりも重要、重大、あるいは印象的であるかのように誇張されていること。

The media's reaction to the minor technical glitch was completely overblown. — The media's reaction to the minor technical glitch was completely overblown.
He gave an overblown account of his achievements to impress the hiring manager. — He gave an overblown account of his achievements to impress the hiring manager.
The project's initial promises turned out to be overblown once the actual results were published. — The project's initial promises turned out to be overblown once the actual results were published.

Japanese translations of Overblown:

overblown sense of (collocation): having an exaggerated feeling of something (usually importance or entitlement). — "He has an overblown sense of his own importance."
overblown rhetoric (collocation): language that is too dramatic or flowery for the situation. — "The politician's speech was full of overblown rhetoric that failed to address the real issues."