exaggeration

B2 Topic:Communication

US /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
A statement that makes something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is.

They say he's a millionaire, but that's a huge exaggeration.
2

noun
The act of describing something as more than it really is.

The advert was criticized for its exaggeration of the product's benefits.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a statement that makes... hyperbole overstatement

2 noun · the act of describing... magnification

Opposites

trivializationunderstatement

Word family

Forms exaggerations

Derived forms counterexaggerationnonexaggerationoverexaggeration

Etymology

From Latin exaggerātiō.

exaggerātiō Latin

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Topics

Communication

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