Overembellish: meaning, definitions and examples

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overembellish

[ ˌəʊvərɪmˈbelɪʃ ]

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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.