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单词 exaggeration
释义

exaggeration

noun

ex·​ag·​ger·​a·​tion ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce exaggeration (audio)
plural exaggerations
: an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
She told us what happened without exaggeration.
: a statement that exaggerates something
a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies
But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. Tony Swan
Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … James Poniewozik

Synonyms

  • caricature
  • coloring
  • elaboration
  • embellishment
  • embroidering
  • embroidery
  • hyperbole
  • magnification
  • overstatement
  • padding
  • stretching
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Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

exaggeration

noun

ex·​ag·​ger·​a·​tion
ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of describing as larger or greater than what is true
2
: a statement that has been enlarged beyond what is true

exaggeration

noun

as in hyperbole
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hyperbole
  • caricature
  • overstatement
  • enhancement
  • stretching
  • magnification
  • elaboration
  • misrepresentation
  • fabrication
  • coloring
  • embellishment
  • embroidery
  • padding
  • embroidering
  • hype
  • amplification
  • hedging
  • puffery
  • fudging
  • superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understatement
  • disparagement
  • meiosis
  • minimizing
  • belittlement
  • poor-mouthing
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