Complete Definition of "exaggeration"

English

Etymology
From Latin exaggeratio

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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  1. The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. 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.
  3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Translations
Chinese: �大 (ku� dà)
German: �bertreibung f
Hindi: �तिशय���ति (Ati sha yokti)

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