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View synonyms for exaggeration

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.

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Other Words From

  • nonex·agger·ation noun
  • over·ex·agger·ation noun
  • self-ex·agger·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exaggeration1

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

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