overpraisedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈpreɪzd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpreɪzd/ Praised excessively; praised more than is deserved.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] > commended or praised > greatly or excessively
well-commendeda1500
overpraised1826
bepraised1843
belauded1857
1826 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 106/2 A very great blot in our over-praised criminal code.
1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Daughter 121 The rather mean and very much over-praised quality, called common-sense.
1945 W. E. Henley Study in ‘Counter-decadence’ of 'Nineties i. 4 Byron as the overpraised poet, Byron the ranting egoist, fundamentally insincere of thought and expression.
1995 Time Out 9 Aug. 107/2 That fatuously overpraised production at Covent garden.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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