overstatement
/ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtm(ə)nt
/ /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/noun [mass noun]
The action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration: a classic piece of overstatement [count noun]: to describe the show as a success would be an overstatement...
- At first glance, such a comment seems like hyperbole, an eulogizing overstatement.
- I'm not so sure you're helping your cause when you make silly overstatements like that.
- Official overstatements of the amount the nation has been setting aside for retirement have compounded the problem.
Synonyms
exaggeration, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, overplaying, dramatization, colouring, embroidery, embellishment, enhancement, inflation, extravagance, hyperbole, excessiveness, overestimation, overvaluation, aggrandizement
- metalimnion
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