Meaning & use
overexaggerate
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To exaggerate something to an excessive or unnecessary degree.
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He tends to overexaggerate minor setbacks, making them sound like disasters.
The salesman overexaggerated the car's fuel efficiency to close the deal.
A note on using this word
Many careful writers avoid this word because "exaggerate" already means to overstate, making "over-" technically redundant; "exaggerate" alone is often preferred in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
overstateoverdo
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Words with an opposite meaning
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