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EXAGGERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making something more noticeable than usual
Example:
the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("exaggeration" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Derivation:
exaggerate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
exaggerate (do something to an excessive degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Making to seem more important than it really is
Synonyms:
exaggeration; magnification; overstatement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exaggeration" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
Derivation:
exaggerate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Extravagant exaggeration
Synonyms:
exaggeration; hyperbole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exaggeration" is a kind of...):
figure; figure of speech; image; trope (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)
Derivation:
exaggerate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
