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English noun: exaggeration | |||
| 1. | exaggeration (communication) extravagant exaggeration | ||
| Synonyms | hyperbole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
| 2. | exaggeration (act) the act of making something more noticeable than usual | ||
| Samples | The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
| 3. | exaggeration (communication) making to seem more important than it really is | ||
| Synonyms | magnification, overstatement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation | ||
| Antonyms | understatement | ||
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