over-glamorize
verb[T]
(alsooverglamorize);(UKusuallyover-glamorise,overglamorise)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈɡlæm.ər.aɪz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɡlæm.ɚ.aɪz/to make somethingseemfarbetterthan it is andthereforemuch moreattractive:
Thefilmover-glamorizes thelifeof a man whoactuallycommittedsomehorrendouscrimes.
It iseasyto over-glamorise what theislandhas tooffer.
- Everyone canseethat they are just abunchof over-glamorizedfools.
- Whenlookingback toourchildhood, wetendto overglamorize pastrelationships, onlyrememberingthehappymomentsandforgettingthedifficulties.
- Workexperienceinhospitalshelpsstudentsrealisethat many over-glamorisedjobson TVhospitaldramasareactuallypoorly-paid anduninteresting.
Decorating or making something attractive
- accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautification
- beautify
- embellish
- flatter
- flock
- foliated
- garland
- gewgaw
- glam
- ornamentation
- ornate
- overdecorate
- overdecoration
- pimp
- window dressing
- yarn bombing
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