verb
- making too strong or excessive an impression; impressing someone more than is necessary or appropriate
Usage: present participle of 'overimpress'; informal
Examples
- He was overimpressing his boss with unnecessary details in every report.
- She worried about overimpressing the interviewer and coming across as insincere.
- The speaker kept overimpressing the audience with flashy graphics instead of focusing on content.
- By overimpressing people with expensive gifts, he made them uncomfortable.
- The student was overimpressing the teacher with overly formal language that sounded unnatural.