exaggeration
noun
ex·ag·ger·a·tion
ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən
plural exaggerations
: an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
She told us what happened without exaggeration.
: a statement that exaggerates something
a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies
But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon.—Tony Swan
Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet …—James Poniewozik
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