Exaggeration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extravagant exaggeration

the act of making something more noticeable than usual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˌadʒəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˌadʒəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hyperbole magnification overstatement

Antonyms

understatement

Parts of Speech

noun	extravagant exaggeration
noun	the act of making something more noticeable than usual “the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness”
noun	making to seem more important than it really is

Word Forms

hyperbolic	adjective	enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
hyperbolize	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
exaggerate	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overstate	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
magnify	verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übertreibung

extravagante Übertreibung

🇫🇷French

exagération

exagération extravagante

🇪🇸Spanish

exageración

exageración extravagante

🇮🇹Italian

esagerazione

esagerazione stravagante

🇳🇱Dutch

overdrijving

extravagante overdrijving

🇵🇹Portuguese

exagero

exagero extravagante

🇷🇺Russian

преувеличение

экстравагантное преувеличение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिशयोक्ति

असाधारण अतिशयोक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিরঞ্জন

অতিরঞ্জিত অতিরঞ্জন

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்தல்

ஆடம்பரமான மிகைப்படுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిశయోక్తి

విపరీతమైన అతిశయోక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिशयोक्ती

विलक्षण अतिशयोक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશયોક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆ

ಅತಿರಂಜಿತ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിശയോക്തി

അതിരുകടന്ന അതിശയോക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبالغہ آرائی

بے حد مبالغہ آرائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夸张

夸张的夸张

🇯🇵Japanese

過言

贅沢な誇張

🇰🇷Korean

과장

터무니없는 과장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cường điệu

cường điệu quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

การพูดเกินจริง

การพูดเกินจริงฟุ่มเฟือย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlebihan

berlebihan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamalabis

labis na pagmamalabis

🇲🇾Malay

keterlaluan

keterlaluan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبالغة

مبالغة باهظة

🇮🇷Persian

اغراق

اغراق اسراف آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

abartı

abartılı abartı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַגזָמָה

הגזמה מוגזמת

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The primary meaning of 'exaggeration' is 'extravagant exaggeration'.

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Using 'exaggeration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exaggeration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exaggeration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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