Exaggeration Noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of exaggeration noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

exaggeration

 nounnoun NAmE//ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn//  [countable, usually singular, uncountable] jump to other resultsa statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this a slight/gross/wild exaggeration It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice. It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play. He told his story simply and without exaggeration.

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Nearby words

• exaggerate verb
• exaggerated adjective
• exaggeration noun
• exalt verb
• exaltation noun