Overpraise (Verb)
Meaning
Praise excessively.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Her parents tend to overpraise her paintings, even when they are not her best work.
- The teacher's tendency to overpraise students for every little achievement led to complacency in the classroom.
- The artist felt uncomfortable when critics began to overpraise her early work, putting pressure on her to replicate the same style.
- He worried that overpraising his children's accomplishments would lead to an inflated sense of entitlement.
- Despite the negative reviews, the film's director was overpraised by his loyal fans who refused to criticize him.