 exaggeration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of making something more noticeable than usual | |
| Examples: | "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" |
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| Related terms: | increase overdo | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) extravagant exaggeration | |
| Synonyms: | hyperbole | |
| Related terms: | trope overstate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] making to seem more important than it really is | |
| Synonyms: | magnification overstatement | |
| Related terms: | understatement misrepresentation overstate | |
| Similar spelling: |
exaggerate exaggerated execration exaggeratedly exacerbation |
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