noun
exaggeration
ihg-zad-zhuh-RAY-shuhn
noun
1
A statement or description that overstates the truth, making something seem bigger or more extreme than it is.
"Calling it "the worst day of my life" was a bit of an exaggeration — the bus was just late."
"It's no exaggeration to say the concert changed how she saw music."
How to Use Exaggeration
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of overstating something, or an overstated claim itself.
Common pairings
without exaggeration
no exaggeration
gross exaggeration
Word Forms
exaggerations plural
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Etymology
From Latin exaggeratio, "a piling up," from exaggerare (see "exaggerate").