How to express the phrase "overrated" or "over-..."


What is the natural way to express the concept of 'overrated'?

For example "this actor is overrated". The nearest I can think of is
この役者はこうひょうかすぎる。But I don't know if this is even grammatically correct.

More generally, is there a way to express over-something? For example "I over-
cooked the egg". I think I can say 卵をにすぎる to mean "I cooked the egg too much"
but that doesn't have the same feeling.




If you just want to say "overrated," 「過大評価」 is the word for it.

> この役者は過大評価されている。

The antonym is 「過小評価」. 「高評価すぎる」 sounds a bit strange but would be fine it it
were 「高く評価されすぎる」. I think 高評価 is used often in context that imply positive
impressions, which doesn't match the negative nuance of "overrated."

In general, 〜すぎる works for most of the time. You can also use 「過度に」 for
"over-".




If you just want to say "overrated," 「過大評価」 is the word for it.

> この役者は過大評価されている。

The antonym is 「過小評価」. 「高評価すぎる」 sounds a bit strange but would be fine it it
were 「高く評価されすぎる」. I think 高評価 is used often in context that imply positive
impressions, which doesn't match the negative nuance of "overrated."

In general, 〜すぎる works for most of the time. You can also use 「過度に」 for
"over-".

