oversensationalize

verb

To sensationalize too much.

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Meanings

verboversensationalize (third-person singular simple present oversensationalizes, present participle oversensationalizing, simple past and past participle oversensationalized)

present singular third person oversensationalizes · participle present oversensationalizing · participle past oversensationalized · past oversensationalized

  1. transitiveTo sensationalize too much.

Origin

From over- + sensationalize.

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APA

oversensationalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversensationalize

MLA

“oversensationalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversensationalize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversensationalize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversensationalize.

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