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exaggeration

/I/g,z/&//dZ//@/'r/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. extravagant exaggeration

    noun.communication

    Synonyms hyperbole

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual

    noun.act

    Examples
    The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. making to seem more important than it really is

    noun.communication

    Synonyms magnification overstatement
    Antonyms understatement

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. The act of heaping or piling up.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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