exaggeration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of making something more noticeable than usual

   The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of the group's awkwardness.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   making to seem more important than it really is

4. 4
   noun

   extravagant exaggeration

5. 5
   noun

   The act of heaping or piling up.

6. 6
   noun

   A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Etymology

From Latin exaggerātiō.