exaggeration

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

Noun

exaggeration

1. The act of heaping or piling up.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Synonyms

• overstatement
• hyperbole

Antonyms

• trivialization
• understatement

Translations

• French: exagération
• German: Übertreibung
• Italian: esagerazione
• Portuguese: exagero
• Russian: преувеличе́ние
• Spanish: exageración

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