noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of heaping or piling up. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of making something more noticeable than usual wordnet
3. 3
   The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. countable, uncountable

   "They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration."

4. 4
   making to seem more important than it really is wordnet
5. 5
   A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   extravagant exaggeration wordnet

Synonyms

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hyperbolehyperboleoverstatementoverstatementabandonabstractionism

Antonyms

All antonyms

meiosistrivializationunderstatement

Example

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"It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer."

Etymology

From Latin exaggerātiō.

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