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Meaning of 'exaggeration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exaggeration [ n.]
- The act of heaping or piling up.
- The 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.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Meaning of 'exaggeration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exaggeration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Example in sentence:
  • the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness

Nearby Words:

exacerbate exacerbation exacerbescence exacerrated exacerrating exacervation exacinate exacination exacritude exact

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