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Meaning of exaggeration | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. Hyperbole, exaggeration.
  2. The act of heaping or piling up.
    countable, uncountable
  3. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

বাংলা অতিরঞ্জন
Català exageració
Čeština přehánění
Dansk overdrivelse
Ελληνικά υπερβολή
فارسی غلو
Français exagération
ગુજરાતી અતિશયોક્તિ
עברית הגזמה
हिन्दी अतिशयोक्ति
Magyar túlzás
Italiano esagerazione
ქართული გაზვიადება
Қазақша әсірелеу
한국어 과장
Nederlands overdrijving
Português exagero
Română exagerare
Svenska överdrift
తెలుగు అతిశయోక్తి
Türkçe abartı abartma ifrat ilave mübalağa
ئۇيغۇرچە مۇبالىغە
Oʻzbekcha mubolagʻa

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.
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