hyped
adj.adj. very excited about something, usually because you have heard a lot of good things about it. You use this when people are talking too much about a new movie, product, or event.
adj. characterized by excessive promotion or enthusiastic anticipation, often implying that reality may not match the expectation. Informal register; commonly used predicatively after 'be' or attributively before a noun.
The new video game is highly hyped.
Fans were hyped about the concert, but the sound system failed.
Despite the heavily hyped launch, the smartphone's battery life disappointed early adopters who expected revolutionary performance.
Often modified by 'highly' or 'over'; frequently used in the passive construction 'to be hyped'.
The movie was hyped by me.The movie was hyped.Hyped is usually used without an agent; learners often add 'by someone' unnecessarily.