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exaggerated

/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd/

Translations

exaggeratedadjective

more exaggerated

Comp.

most exaggerated

Super.

/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd/

exagéré

Her claims about the product's effectiveness were exaggerated.

Ses affirmations sur l'efficacité du produit étaient exagérées.

Additional translations

théâtralDans le sens de gestes ou d'attitude excessivement appuyés ou expressifs.

caricaturalDans le sens d'une déformation volontairement amplifiée pour un effet comique ou dramatique.

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exaggerateverb

exaggerated

Past Simple

exaggerated

Past Simple

exaggerated

Past Participle

exaggerating

Gerund

/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/

exagérer

She tends to exaggerate her achievements to make herself seem more impressive.

Elle a tendance à exagérer ses réussites pour se rendre plus impressionnante.

Additional translations

grossirSurtout dans un contexte descriptif, artistique ou figuré.

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Definitions

exaggeratedadjective

Represented as greater than is true or reasonable; overstated.

Her claims about the product's effectiveness were exaggerated.

Excessively elaborate or showy.

The actor's exaggerated gestures made the performance seem unrealistic.

Enlarged or heightened beyond normal proportions, often for comic or dramatic effect.

The cartoon featured exaggerated eyes and a mischievous grin.

exaggerateverb

To represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

She tends to exaggerate her achievements to make herself seem more impressive.

To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree.

The artist exaggerated the features of the face to create a caricature.

To speak or write in an overstated way; to make exaggerated statements, often without specific reference to what is being overstated.

It's hard to tell whether he's joking or just exaggerating.