exaggeration
noun
ex·ag·ger·a·tion
ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən 
plural exaggerations
: an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
She told us what happened without exaggeration.
: a statement that exaggerates something
a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies
But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon.—
Tony Swan
Tony SwanScads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet …—James Poniewozik
James PoniewozikExamples of exaggeration in a Sentence
their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
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Akasha looked up the drug online and read that a single dose was equivalent to 300 hits of acid—an exaggeration, but one that got his attention.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
At least from speaking with him upon his arrival in Kansas City for rookie camp, that didn’t seem to be an exaggeration.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
To claim that Trump is motivated purely by values would be an exaggeration.
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The caricature of a suspicious-looking noncitizen from some faraway state clutching a clipboard is an exaggeration.
—Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
At least from speaking with him upon his arrival in Kansas City for rookie camp, that didn’t seem to be an exaggeration.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
To claim that Trump is motivated purely by values would be an exaggeration.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
The caricature of a suspicious-looking noncitizen from some faraway state clutching a clipboard is an exaggeration.
—Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exaggeration
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“Exaggeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggeration. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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