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overstatement

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtmənt/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtmənt/

Translations

overstatementnoun
overstatements
pl
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtmənt/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtmənt/
His claim that he could lift a car was an obvious overstatement.
Его утверждение, что он может поднять машину, было явным преувеличением.
Additional translations
гипербола
утрировка
Synonyms
exaggeration
hyperbole
magnification
embellishment
inflation

Definitions

overstatementnoun
The action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration.
His claim that he could run a marathon in under two hours was an overstatement.
A statement that exaggerates the truth or expresses something too strongly.
Saying the movie was the worst ever made is an overstatement.
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