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Meanings of exaggeration in anglès

portuguès
exagero
català
exageració

Making to seem more important than it really is.

exageració
portuguès
exagero
espanyol
exageración
català
hipèrbole

Statement that represents something in an excessive manner.

hipèrbole
Usage of exaggeration in anglès
1
That is no exaggeration, even if recent competition is not exactly ferocious.
The Guardian
2
It's an exaggeration to say that a thousand flowers are yet blooming.
The Guardian
3
Yes, it's no exaggeration to say that I owe everything to her.
The informers
4
There is often much exaggeration, much unfairness, much acrimony in their debates.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
5
But it was possible that the bit about Satanism was an exaggeration.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
6
I am speaking to-night to the world-no ;letme guard against exaggeration.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
7
In three words the faults of Herndon are exaggeration, literalness and exploitiveness.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
8
There must, I think, be some error or exaggeration in these figures.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action
9
The services of Caesar neither needed nor permitted the exaggeration of eloquence.
Caesar: A Sketch
10
But exaggeration establishes no good understanding between the reader and the author.
Hearts of Controversy
11
Wherever there is exaggeration in nature, there is exaggerated imagination in man.
A Tale of a Lonely Parish
12
But furtive eyes soon relieved the artist from the charge of exaggeration.
His Sombre Rivals
13
It was no exaggeration and it soon proved to be no one-off.
The Guardian
14
To call the place a village is a bit of an exaggeration.
The Irish Times
15
The court intrigued against it, but the Right drove this to exaggeration.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
16
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a life-saving service.
The Irish Times
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Exaggeration through the time
Exaggeration across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common