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Exaggeration
ɪɡˌzadʒəˈreɪʃn
Exaggeration definitions
noun
exaggeration
exaggerations
- a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
"it would be an exaggeration to say I had morning sickness, but I did feel queasy"
overstatement overemphasis magnification amplification aggrandizement overplaying dramatization overdramatization enhancement elaboration over-elaboration embellishment over-embellishment embroidery hyperbole overkill gilding the lily- the action of making exaggerations
"he was prone to exaggeration"