exaggeration
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Definition of exaggeration
: 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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