sugarcoating
nounUK /ˈʃʊɡ.əˌkəʊ.tɪŋ/
US /ˈʃʊɡ.ɚˌkoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
Making something sound nicer than it really is.
His sugarcoating of the bad news made everyone feel a little better.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of covering food with a layer of sugar.
The sugarcoating on the cookies made them extra sweet.
3. The sweet layer itself that covers a food or pill.
She peeled off the sugarcoating before taking the medicine.
4. The habit of making unpleasant facts seem more acceptable.
There was no sugarcoating in her report; she told the truth plainly.