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What (who) is overplay - definition

STATEMENT THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING IN AN EXCESSIVE MANNER
Overreaction; Exaggerated; Exaggerating; Exaggerate; Exaggerates; Catastrophization; Stretching the truth; Overstating; Laying it on thick; Catastrophisation; Exaggeratedly; Exaggerations; Overreacting; Overstate; Catastrophizing; Catastrophising; Stretch the truth; Catastrophise; Catastrophize; Lay it on thick; Overreact; Overplay; Overplaying; A stretch; Over react; Over reacting; Over play; Over playing; Terriblization; Terriblisation; Terriblise; Terriblize; Terriblizing; Terriblising; Awfulising; Awfulizing; Awfulize; Awfulise; Awfulisation; Awfulization
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overplay         
(overplays, overplaying, overplayed)
1.
If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
= exaggerate
VERB: V n
2.
If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
PHRASE: V inflects
overplay         
¦ verb give undue importance to (something); overemphasize.
Phrases
overplay one's hand spoil one's chance of success through excessive confidence.
exaggerated         
Something that is exaggerated is or seems larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually needs to be.
They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve...
Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
ADJ
exaggeratedly
...an exaggeratedly feminine appearance...
She laughed exaggeratedly at their jokes.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v

Wikipedia

Exaggeration

Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it in fact is. Exaggeration may occur intentionally or unintentionally.

Exaggeration can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression.

Amplifying achievements, obstacles and problems to seek attention is an everyday occurrence Inflating the difficulty of achieving a goal after attaining it, can be used to bolster self-esteem.

In the arts, exaggerations are used to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, exaggerations is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. Many times the usages of hyperbole describes something as better or worse than it really is. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton." Hyperbole makes the point that the bag was very heavy, though it probably does not weigh a ton.

Exaggerating is also a type of deception, as well as a means of malingering – magnifying small injuries or discomforts as an excuse to avoid responsibilities.

Examples of use of overplay
1. But the Lib Dems should not overplay their hands.
2. French officials appeared cautious not to overplay the visit.
3. Khartoum rejects the charge and says Western media overplay the conflict.
4. "They systematically underplay their estimates for savings and efficiencies and overplay their funding requirements.
5. But the Bush administration does not want to "overplay" the tests, the official said.