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overblown | egoitis |

As an adjective overblown

is of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

As a verb overblown

is past participle of overblow.

As a noun egoitis is

a notional disease characterised by an overblown ego.

overblown

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
    • They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

    Synonyms

    * inflated

    Verb

    (head)

    • egoitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (humorous) A notional disease characterised by an overblown ego.
  • * 1906 , William Magnay, The Master Spirit
    • "Ah, she has caught the disease egoitis in a virulent form from her husband who was once a commercial traveller," Gastineau commented.
  • * 1965 , Edward John Kempf, Abraham Lincoln's philosophy of common sense (volume 1, page 166)
    • ...a compensatory egoitis that grew sarcastic and satirical in debate.