Overembellish: meaning, definitions and examples

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overembellish

 

[ ˌəʊvərɪmˈbelɪʃ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

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

Etymology

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.