verb
- to present or describe something in an excessively glamorous or attractive way, often obscuring its true nature or problems
Usage: transitive verb; often used in critical contexts
Examples
- The media tends to overglamorize celebrity lifestyles, ignoring the stress and privacy loss that comes with fame.
- Travel influencers often overglamorize exotic destinations without mentioning the practical challenges.
- The film overglamorizes the criminal underworld, making it seem more appealing than it actually is.
- Marketing campaigns frequently overglamorize fast fashion, hiding the environmental and labor costs.
- Historical dramas sometimes overglamorize war, focusing on heroism while downplaying suffering.
- She felt the documentary overglamorized the startup world and ignored the high failure rate.
- Don't overglamorize the job—it involves a lot of routine work and long hours.