EGAVE

exaggeration

About 2.81 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. noun The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
    They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.
  3. noun A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Similar words

magnification overstatement hyperbole stretch overkill excess hype overreaction excessive rearing

Often followed by

of to in and that is or which as

Word family

exaggerations

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