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Exaggeration

//ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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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  1. 6
    extravagant exaggeration wordnet

Etymology

From Latin exaggerātiō.

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