Overblown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek

past the stage of full bloom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚblˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəblˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəblˈəʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚblˈoʊn/.

Examples

a grandiloquent and boastful manner
overblown oratory
a pompous speech

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pontifical grandiloquent pompous portentous

Parts of Speech

adjective	puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”
adjective	past the stage of full bloom “overblown roses”

Word Forms

pomp	noun	cheap or pretentious or vain display
pomposity	noun	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
pompousness	noun	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übertrieben

aufgeblasen vor Eitelkeit; ; ; ; - Newsweek

🇫🇷French

exagéré

gonflé de vanité; ; ; ; - Semaine d'actualités

🇪🇸Spanish

marchito

hinchado de vanidad; ; ; ; - Semana de noticias

🇮🇹Italian

esagerato

gonfio di vanità; ; ; ; - Newsweek

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

opgeblazen van ijdelheid; ; ; ; - Nieuwsweek

🇵🇹Portuguese

exagerado

inchado de vaidade; ; ; ; - Semana de notícias

🇷🇺Russian

раздутый

возгордился тщеславием; ; ; ; - Newsweek

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हद से ज़्यादा

घमंड से फूला हुआ; ; ; ; - न्यूजवीक

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதமிஞ்சிய

வீண்பெருமையால் கொப்பளித்தது; ; ; ; - நியூஸ் வீக்

🇮🇳Telugu

మితిమీరిన

వానిటీతో ఉబ్బిన; ; ; ; - న్యూస్‌వీక్

🇮🇳Marathi

अति उधळलेले

व्यर्थ सह puffed; ; ; ; - न्यूजवीक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધુ પડતું

મિથ્યાભિમાન સાથે puffed અપ; ; ; ; - ન્યૂઝવીક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ

ವ್ಯಾನಿಟಿಯಿಂದ ಉಬ್ಬಿತು; ; ; ; - ನ್ಯೂಸ್ವೀಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായി

മായ കൊണ്ട് വീർപ്പുമുട്ടി; ; ; ; - ന്യൂസ് വീക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਫਲੋਡ

ਵਿਅਰਥ ਨਾਲ ਫੁੱਲਿਆ; ; ; ; - ਨਿਊਜ਼ਵੀਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت زیادہ

باطل سے بھرا ہوا؛ ; ; ; - نیوز ویک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过分夸大的

因虚荣而自高自大； ; ; ; - 新闻周刊

🇯🇵Japanese

大げさな

虚栄心で膨れ上がった。 ; ; ; - ニューズウィーク

🇰🇷Korean

과장된

허영심으로 부풀어 오른다. ; ; ; - 뉴스위크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thổi phồng quá mức

phồng lên với sự phù phiếm; ; ; ; - Tuần tin tức

🇹🇭Thai

ล้นหลาม

พองตัวด้วยความไร้สาระ ; ; ; - นิวส์วีค

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlebihan

sombong; ; ; ; - Minggu Berita

🇵🇭Filipino

sumobra

nayayabang sa walang kabuluhan; ; ; ; - Newsweek

🇲🇾Malay

terlampau

sombong dengan kesombongan; ; ; ; - Minggu Berita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبالغ فيه

منتفخا بالغرور. ; ; ; - نيوزويك

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد دمیده شده

پف کرده از غرور؛ ; ; ; - نیوزویک

🇹🇷Turkish

solmuş

kendini beğenmişlikle şişmiş; ; ; ; - Haber haftası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפוצץ יתר על המידה

נפוח בהבל; ; ; ; - ניוזוויק

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The primary meaning of 'overblown' is 'puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek'.

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