exaggeration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin aggerō Latin exaggerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exaggerātiōbor. English exaggeration Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of heaping or piling up.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.
- (countable, uncountable) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exaggerations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
trivialization · understatement
Deriveds
overexaggeration · counterexaggeration · nonexaggeration
Synonyms
Translations (75)
tr mübalağa (act of exaggerating) · mi tahuperatanga (act of exaggerating) · yo àsọdùn (act of exaggerating) · sh претеривање (act of exaggerating) · lnd foot (act of exaggerating) · fa غلو (act of exaggerating) · yo àwídùn (act of exaggerating) · ja 誇大 (act of exaggerating) · ja 誇張 (act of exaggerating) · hi अतिशयोक्ति (act of exaggerating) · lad guzmá (act of exaggerating) · be перавелічэ́нне (act of exaggerating) · tr abartı (act of exaggerating) · cs přehánění (act of exaggerating) · ja 過言 (act of exaggerating) · fa گترم (act of exaggerating) · ga áiféis (act of exaggerating) · he הגזמה (act of exaggerating) · ka გადამეტება (act of exaggerating) · cmn 誇大 /夸大 (act of exaggerating) · et liialdus (act of exaggerating) · sga spled (act of exaggerating) · gl exaxeración (act of exaggerating) · ro exagerare (act of exaggerating) · be перабо́льшванне (act of exaggerating) · ko 과장 (act of exaggerating) · gl esaxeración (act of exaggerating) · mk претерување (act of exaggerating) · oc exageracion (act of exaggerating) · uk перебі́льшення (act of exaggerating) · ru преувеличе́ние (act of exaggerating) · te అతిశయోక్తి (act of exaggerating) · uk перебі́льшування (act of exaggerating) · sh preuveličavanje (act of exaggerating) · pl przesada (act of exaggerating) · az şişirtmə (act of exaggerating) · pt exagero (act of exaggerating) · ka გადიდება (act of exaggerating) · bg преувеличе́ние (act of exaggerating) · az mübaliğə (act of exaggerating) · kk әсірелеу (act of exaggerating) · az böyütmə (act of exaggerating) · sh pretiravanje (act of exaggerating) · cmn 誇張 /夸张 (act of exaggerating) · de Übertreibung (act of exaggerating) · da overdrivelse (act of exaggerating) · ca exageració (act of exaggerating) · ga áibhéil (act of exaggerating) · el υπερβολή (act of exaggerating) · gu અતિશયોક્તિ (act of exaggerating) · nl overdrijving (act of exaggerating) · hu túlzás (act of exaggerating) · be перавялі́чванне (act of exaggerating) · es exageración (act of exaggerating) · pdt Becht (act of exaggerating) · ka გაზვიადება (act of exaggerating) · fr exagération (act of exaggerating) · fi liioittelu (act of exaggerating) · la superlātiō (act of exaggerating) · sh преувеличавање (act of exaggerating) · sl pretiravanje (act of exaggerating) · it esagerazione (act of exaggerating) · nb overdrivelse (act of exaggerating) · ivv kapanatun (act of exaggerating) · be перабо́льшанне (act of exaggerating) · bn অতিরঞ্জন (act of exaggerating) · sk preháňanie (act of exaggerating) · he ניפוח (act of exaggerating) · ug مۇبالىغە (act of exaggerating) · ar مُبَالَغَة (act of exaggerating) · sv överdrift (act of exaggerating) · grc ὑπερβολή (act of exaggerating) · uz mubolagʻa (act of exaggerating) · mk преувеличување (act of exaggerating) · vo tuükam (act of exaggerating)