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单词 exaggeration
释义

exaggeration

[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of exaggerating or overstating.
an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration.

Origin of exaggeration

1555–65; <Latin exaggerātiōn- (stem of exaggerātiō), equivalent to exaggerāt(us) (see exaggerate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exaggeration

non·ex·ag·ger·a·tion, nouno·ver·ex·ag·ger·a·tion, nounself-ex·ag·ger·a·tion, noun

Words nearby exaggeration

exactly, exact science, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggeration, exaggerative, exahertz, ex all, exalt, exaltation
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