exaggeration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin exaggerātiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exaggeration (countable and uncountable, plural exaggerations)
- The act of heaping or piling up.
- 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.
- They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
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Translations[edit]
act of exaggerating
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