0 to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is:
The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.
1 to state something too strongly, or to state that it is greater than it really is:
2 to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is:
The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.
greatly/vastly overstate sth The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
This is repetitive and, as a result, somewhat overstated.
The above figures might overstate the number of families entitled to pension credit since they ignore the introduction of the state second pension.
Nonetheless, two factors indicate that these advantages can be overstated.
The interviewer's role in continuously monitoring the success of the communication process cannot be overstated, and it requires both skill and sensitivity.
These observations, however, both overstate and understate the impact of inspections on inspected bodies.
The significance of investigating the interactional employment of adverbials in situ and within naturally occurring interaction cannot be overstated.
The importance of careful pronunciation cannot be overstated, yet in many performances it is completely overlooked or ignored.
Moreover, while marking mechanical errors can be frustrating, the view that there is no direct connection between correction and learning is greatly overstated.
