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Exaggeration

Exaggeration Meaning & Definition
Exaggeration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exaggeration?

[n] the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
[n] making to seem more important than it really is
[n] extravagant exaggeration

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exaggeration: hyperbole | magnification | overstatement

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See Also | deceit | deception | figure | figure of speech | image | increase | misrepresentation | step-up | trope

Exaggeration In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*ag`ger*a"tion\, n. [L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exag['e]ration.] 1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] ``Exaggeration of sand.'' --Sir M. Hale. 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. No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. --I. Taylor. 3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

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