overimpress
verb
over·im·press
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overimpressed;
overimpressing
Definition of overimpress
: to impress (someone or something) to an excessive degree
especially
: to give (someone) an extremely or unduly favorable impression (see impression sense 2c)
… I don't feel like I'm overdoing anything, or trying to overimpress the coaches. — Laurence Maroney a candidate who didn't overimpress He writes about real people and real situations, never trying to overthink or overimpress with lofty wordiness. — Mario Tarradell
—often used in passive constructions … a flawed man overimpressed by his own intelligence. — Sue Turnbull Often we see that a trainee is overimpressed with the ideas of the supervisor. — Luigi Boscolo I haven't been overimpressed with unoaked chardonnays from Australia, … but this one delivers. — Beppi Crosariol The appeals court was provided with a videotape of the three dancers dancing …. The judges were not overimpressed. — William O'Rourke