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Definition of overstatement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overstatement

noun
 
/ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt/
 
/ˈəʊvərsteɪtmənt/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. 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.
    opposite understatement (1)
aspiration
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