Definition of "overstating" []

• Present participle of overstate. (verb)

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• "That will come with its own bread and circuses problems, I'm sure, but I think in overstating the likely effects as a doomsday scenario, you risk defeating your own purpose, invoking the cynical apathy that prevents most deeply dystopian views from being treated seriously, to be honest."
• "Actually, Swedes is kind of overstating the case; they look to me to be close to Jennifer Aniston's complexion who's a mix of Greek, Italian, and Scottish, so they'd kind of be normal for part-Mediterranean/part-northern European."
• "I think that's kind of overstating what the sheriff meant."