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Overstated vs Overstared - What's the difference?

overstated | overstared |

As verbs the difference between overstated and overstared

is that overstated is past tense of overstate while overstared is past tense of overstare.

As an adjective overstated

is having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.

overstated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (overstate)

    • overstared

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overstare)

    • overstare

    English

    Verb

    (overstar)
  • (obsolete) To stare wildly.
    • (Ascham)
  • (obsolete) To outstare.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)