Overrated

/ˌoʊvərˈreɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Given too much praise or importance; not as good as people think it is.

Etymology

Combination of 'over-' (excessively) and 'rated' (evaluated or valued). The word emerged in the early 1900s with the spread of rating systems and numerical evaluation.

Kelly Says

Psychologists call this 'consensus bias'—if everyone praises something, we assume it's truly great without evaluating it ourselves, which is why 'overrated' often describes things that are good but hyped beyond their actual quality by group-think.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ተቐኰለ
be-tam te-ca-le
ARالعربية
مُبالغ في تقديره
mu-ba-lagh fee taq-di-rah-e
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত মূল্যায়ন
oti-rik-to mool-ya-ay-on
CACatalà
excessivament valorat
ehk-ses-si-va-ment va-lo-rat
CSČeština
přesně hodnocený
pres-ne ho-d-noc-e-nyy
DADansk
overvurderet
oh-ver-vur-de-ret
DEDeutsch
überbewertet
oo-ber-be-wer-tet
ELΕλληνικά
υπερτιμημένος
yper-ti-mi-menos
ESEspañol
sobrevalorado
soh-bre-va-lo-ra-doh
FAفارسی
بیش از حد ارزیابی شده
be-sheh az had ar-zi-a-bee sho-deh
FISuomi
ylihinnoiteltu
y-li-hin-noi-tel-tu
FRFrançais
surévalué
sur-va-loo-ay
GUGU
अતિશય મૂલ્ય
a-ti-shay mool-ya
HAHA
bacin ne
ba-chin ne
HEעברית
מוֹרָשׁ
mo-rash
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक मूल्यांकित
at-yadhik moo-lya-ankit
HUMagyar
túlértékelve
too-lé-r-te-ke-l-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
terlalu dihargai
ter-lalu di-har-ga-i
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh a-nya
ITItaliano
sovrastimato
so-vra-sti-ma-to
JA日本語
過大評価
ka-dai-hyou-ka
KKKK
асырлық
as-yr-lyk
KMKM
រក្សាលើស
rok-sya leu-s
KO한국어
과대평가
gwa-dae-pyeong-ga
MRMR
अतिशय मूल्यवान
at-yadhik mool-ya-vaan
MSBahasa Melayu
terlalu dihargai
ter-lalu di-har-ga-i
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က ကြိုးစားပါတယ်
kyun-taw-ka kyi-co-sar-pa-ta-el
NLNederlands
overgewaardeerd
oh-ver-ge-wa-de-erd
NONorsk
overvurdert
oh-ver-vur-dert
PAPA
ਅਤਿ-ਕੁਸ਼ਲ
a-ti-kushl
PLPolski
przewielbiony
pre-zwie-l-bo-nyy
PTPortuguês
supervalorado
soo-per-va-lo-ra-doh
RORomână
supraestimat
soo-pra-es-ti-mat
RUРусский
переоцененный
per-eo-tsen-en-nyy
SVSvenska
övervärderad
oh-ver-vaer-de-rad
SWKiswahili
kuzidisha sana
koo-zi-di-sha sa-na
TAதமிழ்
அதிக மதிப்பீடு
a-dhi-ka ma-thi-pee-du
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా అంచనా
at-yadhik an-cha-na
THไทย
ได้รับการประเมินเกินจริง
dee-rap-ka-ra-pen-gin-jing
TLTL
labis na pinahahalagahan
la-bis na pi-na-ha-la-ga-han
TRTürkçe
aşırı değerlendirilmiş
ash-ee-ree de-er-len-di-ril-miş
UKУкраїнська
переоцінений
per-eo-tsi-ne-nyy
URاردو
زیادہ قیمت
zee-ad-ah qi-mat
VITiếng Việt
quá cao
kwaa cao
YOYO
àgbàgbà
a-gbà-gbà
ZH中文
过高评价
guò-gā píng-jià
ZUZU
uyaphi kakhulu
oo-ya-phi ka-khulu

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