Meaning & use
exaggeration
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A statement that represents something as larger, better, or worse than it actually is.
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Calling the small delay a "disaster" was a bit of an exaggeration.
The advertisement was full of exaggerations about the product's benefits.
A note on using this word
In rhetoric, deliberate exaggeration used for effect is called "hyperbole," a specific literary device rather than a factual error.
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