exaggeration
noun/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]- a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this
- a slight/gross/wild exaggeration
- It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice.
- It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.
- He told his story simply and without exaggeration.
Extra Examples- It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I'm desperate to leave.
- John is not usually given to exaggeration.
- Their results, even allowing for exaggeration, are impressive.
- There was a degree of exaggeration in his description of events.
- There were, without exaggeration, hundreds of applications for the job.
- That's a slight exaggeration!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- gross
- huge
- …
- degree
- be given to
- be prone to
- allow for
- …
- without exaggeration
- a bit of an exaggeration
- it is no exaggeration to say something
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