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exaggeration

UK
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
US
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

Translations

exaggerationnoun
exaggerations
pl
UK
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
US
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
His story was full of exaggeration.
Его рассказ был полон преувеличений.
Additional translations
гипербола
утрирование
Synonyms
overstatement
embellishment
hyperbole
magnification
inflation

Definitions

exaggerationnoun
A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
His claim of being able to lift 500 pounds was clearly an exaggeration.
The action of making something seem larger, more important, or more significant than it actually is.
The media's exaggeration of the event caused unnecessary panic among the public.
A rhetorical device or figure of speech in which something is described as better, worse, larger, or smaller than it actually is, usually for comic or emphatic effect.
Comedians often rely on exaggeration to make everyday situations seem absurd.
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