exaggeration
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of heaping or piling up.
- (countable, uncountable) 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) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Synonyms
tall talk
saying too much
inflated price
misquotion
scale exaggeration
over-statement
Translations
exagération
Übertreibung
exageración
esagerazione
υπερβολή
exagero
exageració
overdrijving
abartıFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin exaggerātiō.
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