hyped

The word “hyped” means promoted with exaggerated enthusiasm, often beyond what the thing deserves. In plain terms, either "oversold by marketing" or, informally, "excited.".

“Hyped” is pronounced hypt (/haɪpt/ in IPA).

Here is “hyped” used in a sentence: “The overhyped sequel disappointed fans on release day.”

“Hyped” is an adjective.

“Hyped” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Hyped” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: promoted with exaggerated enthusiasm, often beyond what the thing deserves.

Hyped often implies enthusiasm that has been deliberately built up through promotion or marketing, sometimes beyond what the thing actually deserves, while excited simply describes a genuine personal feeling of eagerness or anticipation. Something can be excited about news it heard on its own, but hyped usually involves outside promotion driving the reaction.

Hyped is informal, especially in its slang sense of being personally excited or pumped up ("I'm so hyped for the concert"). In its more neutral sense of being aggressively promoted, it is still casual but appears more often in everyday and media writing than in formal prose.

Overhyped means the promotion or enthusiasm surrounding something has exceeded its actual quality or importance, so the reality falls short of the excitement generated beforehand. It is closely related to the promotional sense of hyped but emphasizes the letdown that follows.