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Exaggeration

noun
/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

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

Synonyms

hyperboleoverstatementmagnificationstretchoverkillexcesshypeoverreactionexcessiverearingextremismembellishment

Antonyms

trivializationunderstatement

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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