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单词 exaggerations
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

exaggerations

noun

plural of exaggeration
as in caricatures
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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  • caricatures
  • hyperboles
  • overstatements
  • enhancements
  • embroideries
  • fabrications
  • elaborations
  • colorings
  • embellishments
  • misrepresentations
  • magnifications
  • amplifications
  • paddings
  • hypes
  • superlatives
  • pufferies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understatements
  • disparagements
  • meioses
  • belittlements
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