Definitions for overblown
ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊnoverblown

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1. grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentousadjective

   puffed up with vanity

   "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

2. overblownadjective

   past the stage of full bloom

   "overblown roses"

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1. overblownadjective

   Having been given more publicity than warranted; having had ascribed more importance than was justified; as, an overblown medical discovery.

2. overblownadjective

   Bombastic, pretentious, or excessive; as, overblown rhetoric.

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1. overblownadjective

   Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

   They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

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1. overblown

   Overblown generally refers to something that is exaggerated, inflated, or in excess, often beyond what is considered reasonable or necessary. It can apply to a wide range of contexts including descriptions, claims, reactions, performances, or any expression that seems too much or over the top.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overblown in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overblown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of overblown in a Sentence

1. Deutsche Bank:

   We came to the view it was overblown. It's not a fraud.

2. Larry Robbins:

   Amazon fears are dramatically overblown.

3. Frank Meiboom:

   It just seems like everything is so overblown, let's bring these people home, bring them back to Canada and give them the best care we can and say 'welcome home.'.

4. Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd:

   While I concur with my colleagues here in Davos that a synchronized global slowdown is underway, fears of recession are overblown, if anything, the outlook is brightening as policymakers are beginning to awaken to the mounting risks arising from a protracted trade war and increasing nationalism.

5. Michael Hasenstab:

   The liquidity in the local markets has improved, not decreased, so this fear over liquidity in many cases is a little overblown and not consistent with the empirical evidence we've seen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overblown
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=overblown
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overblown
4. ^ ChatGPT
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