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Vinony

exaggeration

noun

  1. statement that represents something in an excessive manner
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Pronunciation: /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin aggerō Latin exaggerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exaggerātiōbor. English exaggeration Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.

  1. The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. 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. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.