exaggerationn.

/ɛɡˌzadʒəˈreɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin exaggerātiōn-em, noun of action < exaggerāre : see exaggerate v.

†1. The action of heaping or piling up; e.g. of silt by a river or the sea; also concrete that which is so piled up. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation > heaping or piling up

heapingc900

upheapingc1374

aggeration?a1425

piling1434

coacervation1495

pilement1597

bulking1602

acervation1614

aggestion1659

exaggerationa1676

pyramiding1910

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 221 Lakes grow by the exaggeration of Sand by the Sea.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. xii. 241 The fruitfullest part of Egypt..is an Exaggeration, or Ground gained by the Inundation of Nilus.

†2. The action of emphasizing or dwelling on the greatness of (a good or bad quality or action).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating

amplifying1553

exaggeration1592

hyperbolizinga1620

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) In this exaggeration of Vices, so also might there be the like of Virtues, as if one should exhort a man to Pietie after he had set foorth all the commodities therof.

1611 L. Andrewes Serm. II. 277 Of Himself it is said, and by way of exaggeration, He humbled Himself to death, the death of the Cross.

a1691 R. Boyle Free Disc. Customary Swearing (1695) 46 They swear not but when they are angry; and then (for all our Clamours and Exaggerations) they mean no harm at all.

1720 J. Swift Proposal Use Irish Manuf. 13 Exaggerations of the prodigious Condescentions in the Prince, to pass..good Laws, would have but an odd sound at Westminster.

a. The action of exaggerating or magnifying unduly in words or representation. Also, an instance of this; an exaggerated statement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun]

flattering?c1225

supersault1503

exaggeration1565

exsuperation1623

transcendence1625

aggravation1628

superlationa1637

overreach1653

superjection1654

fulsomeness1684

claptrap1819

overcolouring1843

mirch masala1980

mirch1985

1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare i. 88 Which [small] companies he [sc. Chrysostom]..by an exaggeration..calleth No body.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 35 Exaggeration is a kind of lying: by Exaggeration one gets himself the reputation of a man of bad discerning.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xvii. 442 Such exaggerations will be reduced to their just value.

1848 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine (1879) xxiv. 489 If we were to accept the account of Josephus as not an utterly baseless exaggeration.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 177 The exaggeration of the vertical height in the diagram.

b. transferred in Painting and Sculpture: A heightened representation of a subject either in design or by excessive colouring.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) This Exaggeration must be conducted in such manner, as not to put the Objects out of their natural Characters.

1734 in Builder's Dict. (at cited word)

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts.

c. concrete. An exaggerated copy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > great or undue > that which is

exaggeration1841

aneurysm1880

1841 R. W. Emerson Spiritual Laws in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 148 Hideous dreams are only exaggerations of the sins of the day.

1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) viii. 131 The eye of this animal is the most beautiful exaggeration of that of the gazelle.

4. Aggravation of a condition, etc.; also concrete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > making or becoming

impairingc1380

failinga1382

aggrievance1502

decaying1530

fading1578

worsinga1583

rusting1597

degeneration1607

degenerating1611

improvementa1617

going back1631

aggravidizationa1641

disimprovement1649

decidence1655

deterioration1658

pejoration1658

exaggeration1661

marasmus1681

sinking1701

unimprovement1760

worsening1811

worsering1883

1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 54 The diligence of wicked persons..is onely an Emphasis and Exaggeration of their wickednesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	exaggeration
释义	exaggerationn. /ɛɡˌzadʒəˈreɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin exaggerātiōn-em, noun of action < exaggerāre : see exaggerate v. †1. The action of heaping or piling up; e.g. of silt by a river or the sea; also concrete that which is so piled up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation > heaping or piling up heapingc900 upheapingc1374 aggeration?a1425 piling1434 coacervation1495 pilement1597 bulking1602 acervation1614 aggestion1659 exaggerationa1676 pyramiding1910 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 221 Lakes grow by the exaggeration of Sand by the Sea. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. xii. 241 The fruitfullest part of Egypt..is an Exaggeration, or Ground gained by the Inundation of Nilus. †2. The action of emphasizing or dwelling on the greatness of (a good or bad quality or action). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating amplifying1553 exaggeration1592 hyperbolizinga1620 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) In this exaggeration of Vices, so also might there be the like of Virtues, as if one should exhort a man to Pietie after he had set foorth all the commodities therof. 1611 L. Andrewes Serm. II. 277 Of Himself it is said, and by way of exaggeration, He humbled Himself to death, the death of the Cross. a1691 R. Boyle Free Disc. Customary Swearing (1695) 46 They swear not but when they are angry; and then (for all our Clamours and Exaggerations) they mean no harm at all. 1720 J. Swift Proposal Use Irish Manuf. 13 Exaggerations of the prodigious Condescentions in the Prince, to pass..good Laws, would have but an odd sound at Westminster. 3. a. The action of exaggerating or magnifying unduly in words or representation. Also, an instance of this; an exaggerated statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] flattering?c1225 supersault1503 exaggeration1565 exsuperation1623 transcendence1625 aggravation1628 superlationa1637 overreach1653 superjection1654 fulsomeness1684 claptrap1819 overcolouring1843 mirch masala1980 mirch1985 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare i. 88 Which [small] companies he [sc. Chrysostom]..by an exaggeration..calleth No body. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 35 Exaggeration is a kind of lying: by Exaggeration one gets himself the reputation of a man of bad discerning. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xvii. 442 Such exaggerations will be reduced to their just value. 1848 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine (1879) xxiv. 489 If we were to accept the account of Josephus as not an utterly baseless exaggeration. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 177 The exaggeration of the vertical height in the diagram. b. transferred in Painting and Sculpture: A heightened representation of a subject either in design or by excessive colouring. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) This Exaggeration must be conducted in such manner, as not to put the Objects out of their natural Characters. 1734 in Builder's Dict. (at cited word) 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. c. concrete. An exaggerated copy. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > great or undue > that which is exaggeration1841 aneurysm1880 1841 R. W. Emerson Spiritual Laws in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 148 Hideous dreams are only exaggerations of the sins of the day. 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) viii. 131 The eye of this animal is the most beautiful exaggeration of that of the gazelle. 4. Aggravation of a condition, etc.; also concrete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > making or becoming impairingc1380 failinga1382 aggrievance1502 decaying1530 fading1578 worsinga1583 rusting1597 degeneration1607 degenerating1611 improvementa1617 going back1631 aggravidizationa1641 disimprovement1649 decidence1655 deterioration1658 pejoration1658 exaggeration1661 marasmus1681 sinking1701 unimprovement1760 worsening1811 worsering1883 1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 54 The diligence of wicked persons..is onely an Emphasis and Exaggeration of their wickednesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1565
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