"overblown" meaning in English

See overblown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overblown [comparative], most overblown [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊn Head templates: {{en-adj}} overblown (comparative more overblown, superlative most overblown)
  1. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc. Synonyms: inflated Translations (Of exaggerated importance): прекалено раздут (prekaleno razdut) (Bulgarian), esagerato [masculine] (Italian), eccessivo [masculine] (Italian), oppblåst (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-overblown-en-adj-qZP70nhL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54

Verb

Rhymes: -əʊn Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overblown
  1. past participle of overblow Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overblow
    Sense id: en-overblown-en-verb-YzgM8nnv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 41 59
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