Overembellish: meaning, definitions and examples
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overembellish
[ ˌəʊvərɪmˈbelɪʃ ]
in writing
To embellish or decorate excessively; to exaggerate or overstate in a decorative manner.
Synonyms
embellish, exaggerate, inflate, overstate
Examples of usage
- She tends to overembellish her stories with unnecessary details.
- The author's tendency to overembellish his descriptions made the book difficult to read.
- Try not to overembellish your resume, as it may come across as insincere.
- It's important to be truthful in your writing and not overembellish the facts.
- His speech was so overembellished that it lost its impact on the audience.
Translations
Translations of the word "overembellish" in other languages:
🇵🇹 exagerar na decoração
🇮🇳 अत्यधिक सजाना
🇩🇪 übertrieben ausschmücken
🇮🇩 menghias berlebihan
🇺🇦 перебільшувати прикраси
🇵🇱 przesadnie ozdabiać
🇯🇵 過剰に飾る
🇫🇷 embellir à l'excès
🇪🇸 sobrecargar de adornos
🇹🇷 aşırı süslemek
🇰🇷 과장하여 꾸미다
🇸🇦 المبالغة في التزيين
🇨🇿 přehánět ve zdobení
🇸🇰 prehnane zdobiť
🇨🇳 过度装饰
🇸🇮 pretirano okrasiti
🇮🇸 ofskreyta
🇰🇿 шамадан тыс әшекейлеу
🇬🇪 გადაჭარბებული მორთულობა
🇦🇿 aşırı bəzəmək
🇲🇽 sobrecargar de adornos
Word origin
The word 'overembellish' is a combination of 'over-' (excessive) and 'embellish' (to make something more attractive by adding decorative details). It first appeared in the English language in the early 19th century. The concept of exaggerating or overstating in a decorative manner has been a common practice in literature and storytelling for centuries, but the term 'overembellish' specifically highlights the act of doing so excessively.
See also: embellished, embellisher, embellishing, embellishment, embellishments, unembellished.