Hype — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

blatant or sensational promotion

publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hʌlˈoʊəd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /hʌlˈoʊəd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hoopla ballyhoo plug

Parts of Speech

noun	blatant or sensational promotion
verb	publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

Word Forms

ballyhoo	verb	advertize noisily or blatantly
plug	verb	make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

battage

promotion flagrante ou sensationnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

bombo publicitario

promoción descarada o sensacionalista

🇮🇹Italian

montatura pubblicitaria

promozione sfacciata o sensazionale

🇵🇹Portuguese

moda

promoção flagrante ou sensacional

🇷🇺Russian

шумиха

явная или сенсационная реклама

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचार

ज़बरदस्त या सनसनीखेज प्रचार

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচার

নির্লজ্জ বা চাঞ্চল্যকর প্রচার

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்தல்

அப்பட்டமான அல்லது பரபரப்பான பதவி உயர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

హైప్

కఠోరమైన లేదా సంచలనాత్మక ప్రచారం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रचार

स्पष्ट किंवा खळबळजनक जाहिरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસિદ્ધિ

સ્પષ્ટ અથવા સનસનાટીભર્યા પ્રમોશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಪ್ರಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈപ്പ്

നഗ്നമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സെൻസേഷണൽ പ്രമോഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائپ

واضح یا سنسنی خیز فروغ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炒作

公然或耸人听闻的促销

🇯🇵Japanese

誇大宣伝

あからさまな、またはセンセーショナルなプロモーション

🇰🇷Korean

과대광고

노골적이거나 선정적인 홍보

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cường điệu

quảng cáo trắng trợn hoặc giật gân

🇹🇭Thai

โฆษณาเกินจริง

การโปรโมตที่โจ่งแจ้งหรือน่าตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

promosi sensasional

promosi yang terang-terangan atau sensasional

🇲🇾Malay

gembar-gembur

promosi secara terang-terangan atau sensasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضجيج

الترويج الصارخ أو المثير

🇮🇷Persian

هیپ

ترفیع آشکار یا پر شور

🇹🇷Turkish

heyecanlandırmak

bariz veya sansasyonel tanıtım

🇮🇱Hebrew

הייפ

קידום בוטה או סנסציוני

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