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Overblown vs Turgid - What's the difference?

overblown | turgid |

As adjectives the difference between overblown and turgid

is that overblown is of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc while turgid is distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

As a verb overblown

is .

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)
  • turgid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
  • I have a turgid limb.
  • (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
  • Synonyms

    * (distended beyond the natural state) bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumid * (tediously pompous) bombastic, grandiose, pompous