Definition of "overstated" [overstated]

• Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of overstate. (verb)

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• "The second reason why the fears of the fracturing of the public sphere seem overstated is the nature of network topologies."
• "Among those reductions are $5 billion for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and $1.6 billion for training of the Afghan Security Forces that U.S. commanders had identified as an "overstated requirement," Inouye said."
• "I think the other writer just finds the "rare" tag overstated in describing Mar Dore's findings."