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verb [ T often passive ] us / haɪp / uk / haɪp / (also hype up) to repeatedly advertise and discuss something in newspapers, on television, etc. in order to attract everyone's interest: be hyped as It's being hyped as the musical event of the year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun [ U ] uk / haɪp / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. a lot of attention that something gets, especially in newspapers, on television, etc, making it seem more important or exciting than it really is: media hype. There's been a lot of hype about/ surrounding his latest film.
Britannica Dictionary definition of HYPE. [noncount] informal + often disapproving. : talk or writing that is intended to make people excited about or interested in something or someone. There was a great deal of media hype surrounding the senator's announcement.
As a verb, to hype something is to blatantly promote it. If you hype your favorite restaurant enough, your friends will finally try it. If they all hate it, though, they might never listen to you again! Definitions of hype. noun. blatant or sensational promotion. synonyms: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug. see more.
verb (used with object) , hyped, hyp·ing. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up ): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car. to create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize showily: a promoter who knows how to hype a prizefight.
Synonyms for HYPE: great, excellent, awesome, wonderful, terrific, fantastic, stellar, fabulous; Antonyms of HYPE: terrible, poor, awful, pathetic, atrocious, lousy, wretched, bad.
Definition of hype noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
