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exaggeration

[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of exaggerating or overstating.
  2. an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement:

    His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ´Çv±ð°ù·±ð³æ·²¹²µî€…g±ð°ù·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exaggeration1

1555–65; < Latin ±ð³æ²¹²µ²µ±ð°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±ð³æ²¹²µ²µ±ð°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to ±ð³æ²¹²µ²µ±ð°ùÄå³Ù ( us ) ( exaggerate ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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But one of the most memorable conversations I had at Westminster this week was with a vastly experienced senior figure, thoughtful and reflective and also not prone to exaggeration.

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For at Disneyland, exaggerations are the norm, and if we let ourselves live in these abstracted worlds, we can sense their heightened emotions.

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That's why it's no exaggeration to say this month's explosive row about welfare will come to define this Government.

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"It is, unfortunately, robbing people of their independence and it's no exaggeration to say, quite literally, it's killing people," he said.

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He claimed they've found hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud, which is a monumental exaggeration.

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