overstatement

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪtmənt/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an exaggerated or excessive statement of something

To call it a disaster is no overstatement.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an exaggerated or excessive... exaggeration hyperbole embellishmentoveremphasismagnification

Opposites

understatementlitotes

Word family

Related forms overstate statement state

Etymology

From overstate plus -ment, ultimately from Latin status ('condition'), from stare ('to stand'). An exaggerated statement of something.

status Latin stāre Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# overstatement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪtmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtmənt/

## Meanings
1. an exaggerated or excessive statement of something

## Examples
- To call it a disaster is no overstatement.

## Synonyms
- exaggeration
- hyperbole
- embellishment
- overemphasis
- magnification

## Antonyms
- understatement
- litotes

## Related Forms
- overstate
- statement
- state

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: status
- Root: stāre

## Etymology
From overstate plus -ment, ultimately from Latin status ('condition'), from stare ('to stand'). An exaggerated statement of something.

## AI Etymology
Overstatement comes from overstate plus -ment, ultimately from Latin status ('condition'), from stare ('to stand'). An exaggerated statement of something. The etymological trail includes Latin status and Latin stāre. As a noun, overstatement means an exaggerated or excessive statement of something. The same family is visible in related forms such as overstate, statement, and state.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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