EXAGGERATION


Meaning of EXAGGERATION in English

noun

an overstepping of the bounds of truth

the passage shows the author's penchant for grotesque exaggeration

Synonyms: coloring, embellishment, embroidering, hyperbole, overstatement

Related Word: aggrandizement, amplification, enlargement; overcoloring, overdrawing, romance, stretching

Idioms: flight of fancy, tall talk

Contrasted words: minimizing, underestimation

Antonyms: understatement

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