Overhyped

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Overhyped
describes something that has been promoted or talked about excessively, too much, leading to unrealistic expectations about its quality or value.
Examples:
1- The new political leader was overhyped during the election campaign. Although they were presented as a revolutionary change, their actual performance has been fairly traditional.
2- The trend of digital detoxes was overhyped. Although it received a lot of buzz, many people found it impractical to fully disconnect from technology.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to daily English

Today's word is overhyped. Once again, overhyped.

Let’s listen to two example sentences with overhyped and try to guess what it means

The latest smartphone is overhyped. It has some nice features, but it’s not significantly better than the previous model.

The restaurant received great reviews, but it was overhyped. The food was average, and the service didn’t stand out.

 As you might guess, overhyped describes something that has been promoted or talked about excessively, too much, leading to unrealistic expectations about its quality or value.

To put it more simply, describes something that has been talked about or promoted too much, making it seem better than it really is.  Let’s listen to 2 more example sentences with overhyped.

The new political leader was overhyped during the election campaign. Although they were presented as a revolutionary change, their actual performance has been fairly traditional

The new political leader was talked about as if they would bring big, exciting changes during the election. However, after being elected, their actions turned out to be pretty normal and not very different from previous leaders. People expected something revolutionary, but the leader’s performance was quite typical.
The second example: the trend of digital detoxes was overhyped. Although it received a lot of buzz, many people found it impractical to fully disconnect from technology.

The idea of taking a break from technology called a digital detox, was talked about a lot and made to sound very popular. However, even though many people were excited about it, they found it hard to actually stay away from their devices. In the end, it wasn’t as easy or effective as it was made out to be.

Can you think of a time when you tried something that was overhyped, like a new gadget or a popular restaurant? How did you feel when it didn't meet your expectations?