What's the difference between overdone and overstated?
Overdone
Definition:
(p. p.) of Overdo
Example Sentences:
(1) He suggests that some colours are overdone by the super AMOLED screen; but at least it catches the eye.
(2) It turned out to be the worst, as it did for Troyano, whose tarts were also overdone and left Hollywood momentarily lost for words.
(3) Analysts at ANZ bank said: “Crude oil prices declined on concerns that the recent rally is overdone amid a continuing supply glut.
(4) But he said concern about the slowdown in China should not be overdone, since it was still contributing solidly to global growth.
(5) The jump in revenue added weight to recent comments from Jack Ma , Alibaba’s founder and chairman, that concerns about slowing consumption in China were overdone.
(6) But some analysts have started to argued the share sell-off is overdone.
(7) He added that fears over the impact of a slowing global economy and bouts of financial volatility are overdone.
(8) Some argue that the recent concern about the state of the sector is overdone.
(9) There is not the excessive leverage in the financial system that there was last time.” Fears about China are also overdone, say others, including Steve Schwarzman, billionaire boss of the private equity firm Blackstone Group.
(10) It’s a solid strategy, but they might have overdone it this time around.
(11) He has an excellent hospital attachment, which unfortunately is overdone.
(12) This is potentially a knotty problem, but a few points seem to suggest that Wales's concerns are overdone.
(13) Elsewhere, the Hollywood Reporter opined that "cringe-worthy comedy is so overdone at this point that even people like Merchant, who can milk it like almost no one else, can't make it entertaining anymore.
(14) Although it is clear that no yield is possible without any expense, the use of farming aids is often overdone as is shown at the example of nitrogen fertilisers which can increase the nitrate content of some foods and of drinking water.
(15) Meanwhile, fears that the recovery is unhealthily dependent on another housing market bubble look overdone.
(16) However, we think that concerns about a sharp global slowdown are somewhat overdone – indeed we think global growth will accelerate this year.
(17) Apple's shares dipped below $500 on Monday as Wall Street took fright over reports that it had cut orders for parts from screen suppliers for its iPhone 5 – but others said the reaction was overdone.
(18) With masterful understatement, he noted the nervousness about Italy's inconclusive election results but said it should not be overdone.
(19) The other force looks overdone as inflation is yesterday's problem."
(20) He also believed worries about Greece and China were overdone.
Overstated
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Overstate
Example Sentences:
(1) While it is important not to overstate the case from the relatively small number of people consulted, they do represent a diverse range of adult social care service users from different areas in England .
(2) Last week we saw that the government had overstated the failings of the NHS by using dodgy figures (to be precise, they used misleading static figures instead of time trends).
(3) Although its highly questionable tax policies have made it a justifiable focus for criticism, it is hard to overstate its impact on coffee drinking in the UK.
(4) However, some doctors believe that the benefits of statins have been overstated, particularly for the lowest-risk group.
(5) They must behave as if Project Fear was overstated.
(6) It’s a seismic moment for the industry and particularly the big European manufacturers who have done a lot of work on diesel: technologically, they have they made the wrong bet.” Some analysts believe fears of brand damage in Europe are overstated but Bailey says: “In the US it’s very different: VW have killed their diesel market and it has left them in a very difficult position.” For British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, the timing of VW’s woes was ominous, as it unveiled two new diesels in America.
(7) Sure, Campbell at times had spoken to Rebekah Brooks every day, and had attended both of her weddings – but to call it a friendship "overstates it".
(8) In what is a credit to his integrity (although not his humanity), Walker held firm to his extremist position: “I believe that that is an unborn child that’s in need of protection out there, and I’ve said many a time that that unborn child can be protected, and there are many other alternatives that can also protect the life of that mother.” It’s is almost impossible to overstate how radical and indefensible Walker’s position is.
(9) Few would have expected the story at the end of the week to be that David Cameron had overstated his income for tax purposes.
(10) We shouldn’t overstate the ability of memes or hashtags to change the world.
(11) The uncertainty in track forecast right now cannot be overstated,” said The Capital Weather Gang , the forecasting site owned by the Washington Post.
(12) But even after a week's use, he wasn't in love: I don't like holding this phone, and I can't overstate how much that informs the experience of using it.
(13) "I think the figures are somewhat overstated in this country," he says tersely, "as it's generally the same three scientists making their voices heard.
(14) The FSA also said identity protection was mis-sold because CPP overstated the risks and consequences of identity theft during sales of the product.
(15) Nor can the court overstate the harm to African American citizens and to the integrity of the justice system that results from racially discriminatory jury selection practices," Weeks said.
(16) The broad, attractive claims made in support of physician dispensing by physicians clearly overstate the benefits both to patients and to physicians.
(17) While arguing that the risks of high technology are overstated and the dangers of low technology developments often are overlooked, Gaylin warns against approaches to controlling behavior that reduce heterogeneity and freedom.
(18) DLIF overstated determination of serum digoxin concentration, which in the case of exceptional narrow digoxin therapeutic spectrum as well as its concentration-dependent toxicity became a significant clinical problem.
(19) Specifically, profiles of patients identified as overreporters should be interpreted with caution so as to not overstate their level of pathology.
(20) Leahy, joined by ranking Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, criticised director of national intelligence James Clapper for making untruthful statements to Congress in March about the bulk phone records collection on Americans, and NSA director Keith Alexander for overstating the usefulness of that collection for stopping terrorist attacks.