Definition of Exaggeration

1. Noun. Extravagant exaggeration.

Exact synonyms: Hyperbole
Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Derivative terms: Exaggerate, Hyperbolic, Hyperbolize

2. Noun. The act of making something more noticeable than usual. "The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
Generic synonyms: Increase, Step-up
Derivative terms: Exaggerate, Exaggerate

3. Noun. Making to seem more important than it really is.
Exact synonyms: Magnification, Overstatement
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Derivative terms: Exaggerate, Magnify, Magnify, Overstate
Antonyms: Understatement

Definition of Exaggeration

1. n. The act of heaping or piling up.

Definition of Exaggeration

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exaggeration

exactor
exactors
exactress
exacts
Exacum
Exacum affine
exaemia
exaeresis
Exaeretodon
exaggerate
exaggerated
exaggeratedly
exaggeratedness
exaggerates
exaggerating
exaggeration (current term)
exaggerations
exaggerative
exaggerator
exaggerators
exaggeratory
exahertz
exahertzes
exajoule
exalbuminous
exalt
exalt
exaltate
exaltation
exaltation

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