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exaggerated

[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

unduly or unrealistically magnified:
to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself.
abnormally increased or enlarged.

First recorded in 1545–55; exaggerate + -ed ²

Reports of the “end of men,”turns out, have been greatly exaggerated.

Inevitably, some of this may have been exaggerated in social media.

The threat of this virus to the general public may have been exaggerated.

His many publications and his emails to me are long-winded, occasionally exaggerated, and sometimes hard to follow.

One volunteer gave an exaggerated eye roll when I asked about it.

We dismounted, and speedily found that MacRae hadn't exaggerated the evil qualities of that descent.

What a spectral and exaggerated shape all things take in her scared and over-excited gaze!

He spoke with an animation and earnestness that gave an exaggerated importance to every syllable he uttered.

It not only brought about the instant beginnings of the siege, but its proportions were grossly exaggerated in the public eye.

The news of Bruce's success, no doubt exaggerated and distorted, produced a great sensation in the northern parts of Scotland.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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