exaggeration

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

Definition of exaggeration

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of heaping or piling up.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. (countable, uncountable)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.
    “They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

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Etymology

From Latin exaggerātiō.

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