夸大 — meaning in English
kuā dà
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English meaning
- exaggerate verb To make something sound bigger, worse, or more dramatic than it really is.
- overreact verb To respond to something with far more emotion or force than the situation calls for.
- overstate verb To state or claim too much.
Senses
夸大 is used for these senses in English:
- exaggerate To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
- overreact To react too much or too intensely.
- overstate (transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
- stretch the truth (idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.