overstatement
noun/ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt/
/ˈəʊvərsteɪtmənt/
[countable, uncountable]- a statement that you say in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is; the act of saying something in this way synonym exaggeration
- It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.
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