overpraiseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/

動詞

overpraise (third-person singular simple present overpraises, present participle overpraising, simple past and past participle overpraised)

1. To praise to an excessive degree.

   Synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up

   The overpraised are the worst deceivers.

   • 1978 April 29, Michael Bronski, “Notes on a Necessary Gay Film”, in Gay Community News, page 15:

     There may be a tendency in the gay press to overpraise the film. It is after all a major movie by and about gay people. […] One would think that it is what gays concerned with the media have been waiting for.

派生語

名詞

overpraise (uncountable)

1. Excessive praise.