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hype
(h/aI/p )

noun (n)

  • blatant or sensational promotion(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    ballyhoo, hoopla, plug
    source: wordnet30
  • Intense publicity for a future event, performed in a showy or excessively dramatic manner suggesting an importance not justified by the event; as, the hype surrounding the superbowl is usually ludicrous.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • to publicize [e.g. a product or a future event] insistently, in a manner exaggerating the importance of; to promote flamboyantly.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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