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exaggeration
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Exaggeration
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ex·ag·ger·a·tion
/
ɪgˌzædʒ
əˈreɪ
ʃən
/
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[
ig-zaj-
uh
-
rey
-sh
uh
n
]
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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;
<
Latin
exaggerātiōn-
(stem of
exaggerātiō
), equivalent to
exaggerāt
(
us
) (see
exaggerate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
exaggerate
(ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt)
—
vb
1.
to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
2.
(
tr
) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual:
his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
[C16: from Latin
exaggerāre
to magnify, from
aggerāre
to heap, from
agger
heap]
ex'aggeratingly
—
adv
exagger'ation
—
n
ex'aggerative
—
adj
ex'aggeratory
—
adj
ex'aggerator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
exaggeration
1560s, from L. exaggerationem, noun of action from exaggerare (see
exaggerate
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
It is not an
exaggeration
to say that it could happen again if governments fail
to act.
The climate of
exaggeration
and hype made it easy for sober-minded observers to
dismiss the new economy.
So writing fails to be an
exaggeration
only if to call it such would be a gross
understatement.
It does however fall prey to some sloppiness and
exaggeration
.
They actually treat their customers as nuisance if not as hostile intruders, with some
exaggeration
here.
It's an
exaggeration
, but there is a tiny element of truth to that.
To say that the book is an encyclopedia of human hearts would not be an
exaggeration
.
But calling him a tough out, even then, would be no
exaggeration
.
It is no
exaggeration
to say that she is an inspiration.
We had a great
exaggeration
of the inclination of the line of particles.
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