overpraisingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpreɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpreɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and praising n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, praising n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + praising n. Compare later overpraise v.

The action of bestowing excessive praise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > excessive

overpraisinga1250

advancea1400

puffing1593

overpraise1691

bepraisement1831

ballyhooing1902

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 37/16 He hit heueð to heie up mid ouerpreisunge & herunge.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 308 They, whom I have so mispraised, are the worse in the sight of God, for my over-praising.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 615 Serpent, thy overpraising leaves in doubt The vertue of that Fruit, in thee first prov'd.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3074/1 If we overpraise..a brave person, giving him too much praise, our overpraising..may be taken for flattery, and so offend him.

1999 R. Lora & W. H. Longton Conservative Press 18th- & 19th-Cent. Amer. iii. 250 There is too often the overpraising of Southern women writers and too seldom the judging of a work on the basis of its own merit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overpraising
释义	overpraisingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpreɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpreɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and praising n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, praising n. Etymology: < over- prefix + praising n. Compare later overpraise v. The action of bestowing excessive praise. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > excessive overpraisinga1250 advancea1400 puffing1593 overpraise1691 bepraisement1831 ballyhooing1902 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 37/16 He hit heueð to heie up mid ouerpreisunge & herunge. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 308 They, whom I have so mispraised, are the worse in the sight of God, for my over-praising. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 615 Serpent, thy overpraising leaves in doubt The vertue of that Fruit, in thee first prov'd. View more context for this quotation 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3074/1 If we overpraise..a brave person, giving him too much praise, our overpraising..may be taken for flattery, and so offend him. 1999 R. Lora & W. H. Longton Conservative Press 18th- & 19th-Cent. Amer. iii. 250 There is too often the overpraising of Southern women writers and too seldom the judging of a work on the basis of its own merit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1250
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