exaggeration

Letters that make exaggeration

a, o, e, g, n, r, t, i, x are letters that make 'exaggeration'

Words within exaggeration

ER, ti, ERA, Ag, ration, at, ratio, ex, on, rat, RA, Io, ion, Ra, At, Er, Ge, Ti, era are words within 'exaggeration'


3 possible definitions for 'exaggeration'

Exaggeration as "making to seem more important than it really is"

Under this definition, exaggeration is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overstatement, magnification have the same meaning as 'exaggeration'

Antonyms

understatement has the opposite meaning of exaggeration

exaggeration as a type

'exaggeration' can be a type of misrepresentation, deceit, deception.

Derivatives of exaggeration

amplify, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, overstate are derivatives of 'exaggeration'.


Exaggeration as "extravagant exaggeration"

Under this definition, exaggeration is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hyperbole has the same meaning as exaggeration

exaggeration as a type

'exaggeration' can be a type of figure, image, trope, figure of speech.

Derivatives of exaggeration

exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify, overstate, hyperbolic, inflated are derivatives of 'exaggeration'.


Exaggeration as "the act of making something more noticeable than usual"

Under this definition, exaggeration is a noun and has the following properties:

exaggeration as a type

'exaggeration' can be a type of increase, step-up.

Derivatives of exaggeration

exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify, overstate, overdo are derivatives of 'exaggeration'.

Example of exaggeration used within this context

"the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"



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