exaggeration
Definitions
- Hyperbole, exaggeration.
- The act of heaping or piling up.
- The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Equivalents
36 more languages
বাংলাঅতিরঞ্জন
Catalàexageració
Češtinapřehánění
Danskoverdrivelse
Ελληνικάυπερβολή
فارسیغلو
ગુજરાતીઅતિશયોક્તિ
עבריתהגזמה
हिन्दीअतिशयोक्ति
Magyartúlzás
Italianoesagerazione
ქართულიგაზვიადება
Қазақ тіліәсірелеу
한국어과장
Nederlandsoverdrijving
Portuguêsexagero
Românăexagerare
Русскийпреувеличение
Svenskaöverdrift
తెలుగుఅతిశయోక్తి
ئۇيغۇرچەمۇبالىغە
O'zbekchamubolagʻa
Examples
“They say⟳ he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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