exaggeration

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of exaggerating or overstating.

2. an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement.

   His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration.

Other Word Forms

• nonexaggeration noun
• overexaggeration noun
• self-exaggeration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exaggeration¹

1555–65; < Latin exaggerātiōn- (stem of exaggerātiō ), equivalent to exaggerāt ( us ) ( exaggerate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

I do not believe this is exaggeration to say there is a real and meaningful pro-Hamas contingent of the Democrat Party in Washington, and the remainder of the Democrats are terrified of the pro-Hamas contingent.

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"The system doesn't stop responding, but it avoids exaggeration. This is particularly interesting for a greater understanding of healthy aging since disordered inflammatory responses are linked to several chronic diseases," she concludes.

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It’s no exaggeration to say that it might turn out to be the most monumental decision of the entire college football season.

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But they’ve also struggled enough that it’s no exaggeration to say they could easily have a losing record by now.

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Looking back, it wasn’t much of an exaggeration when that ReplayTV executive told us in 1999 that five years hence, all TV would be watched from a hard disk.

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Related Words

• baloney 
• excess 
• fabrication 
• falsehood 
• fantasy 
• hyperbole 
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• misrepresentation 
• untruth