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单词 exaggeration
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exaggerationnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

C1 the fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

Sal estimates over 60 people were there but I think that's a slight exaggeration.
[ + to infinitive ] It would be no exaggeration to say that her work has saved lives.

More examples

  • No, she wasn't that fat - what an exaggeration!
  • Don't believe everything she tells you, as she's rather prone to exaggeration.
  • Honestly, without any exaggeration, the fish was three metres long!
  • "Her face went as green as your jumper." "Don't you think that's a slight exaggeration?"
  • Unfortunately, the newspaper article was full of exaggerations and misrepresentations.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Exaggerating & playing down

  • blow sth out of proportion idiom
  • drama queen
  • dramatize
  • lard
  • lay
  • make a meal (out) of sth idiom
  • make much of sth idiom
  • make sth of sth
  • meal
  • over-egg the pudding idiom
  • overboard
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pad
  • pudding
  • soft-pedal
  • stretch
  • stretch the truth idiom
  • talk sth down
  • understatement

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