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ex⋅ag⋅ger⋅a⋅tion

  [ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1555–65; < L exaggerātiōn- (s. of exaggerātiō), equiv. to exaggerāt(us) (see exaggerate ) + -iōn- -ion
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ex·ag·ger·ate   (ĭg-zāj'ə-rāt')   
v.   ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing, ex·ag·ger·ates

v.   tr.
  1. To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.
  2. To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.
v.   intr.
To make overstatements.

[Latin exaggerāre, exaggerāt-, to heap up, magnify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + aggerāre, to pile up (from agger, pile, from aggerere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + gerere, to bring).]
ex·ag'ger·at'ed·ly adv., ex·ag'ger·a'tion n., ex·ag'ger·a'tive, ex·ag'ger·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., ex·ag'ger·a'tor n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is: exaggerated the size of the fish I caught; inflated his own importance; magnifying her part in their success; overstated his income on the loan application.
Antonym: minimize
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Exaggeration

Ex*ag`ger*a"tion\, n. [L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exag['e]ration.]

1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of sand." --Sir M. Hale.

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.

No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. --I. Taylor.

3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
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Language Translation for : exaggeration
Spanish: exageración,
German: die Übertreibung,
Japanese: 誇張
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