exaggeration
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exaggeration
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- The act or an instance of exaggerating: hyperbole, hyperbolism, overstatement, tall talk. See increase/decrease.
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exaggeration
IN BRIEF: A statement that has been made to seem larger or greater than the truth.
The report of my death was an exaggeration.
— Mark Twain (1835-1910).
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categories related to 'exaggeration'
- Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - exaggeration: enlarging on truth or reality; overemphasis; baloney; fish story; hokum; tall talk
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