exaggeration B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #19560 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... hyperboleoverstatement 2 noun · the act of describing... magnification ↔ Opposites trivializationunderstatement Word family Forms exaggerations Derived forms counterexaggerationnonexaggerationoverexaggeration Etymology AI details From Latin exaggerātiō. exaggerātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exaggeration **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 19560 ## Meanings 1. A statement that makes something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is. 2. The act of describing something as more than it really is. ## Examples - They say he's a millionaire, but that's a huge exaggeration. - The advert was criticized for its exaggeration of the product's benefits. ## Synonyms - hyperbole - overstatement ## Antonyms - trivialization - understatement ## Derived Forms - counterexaggeration - nonexaggeration - overexaggeration ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exaggerātiō ## Etymology From Latin exaggerātiō. ## AI Etymology Exaggeration comes from Latin exaggerātiō. In current use, the main senses are “A statement that makes something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is” and “The act of describing something as more than it really is”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown