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general::
exaggeration
adjectives
a great exaggeration
(= by a large amount )
• To suggest that the company is facing bankruptcy is a great exaggeration.
a gross exaggeration
(= very great and untrue )
• The figures in this report are a gross exaggeration.
a wild exaggeration
(= an extreme exaggeration that is not at all realistic )
• He claims to be 120 years old, but that's is clearly a wild exaggeration.
a slight exaggeration
(= small )
• I think that saying the animals are almost extinct is a slight exaggeration.
phrases
be a bit of an exaggeration
informal (= be a slight exaggeration )
• It's a bit of an exaggeration to say he's handsome.
it's no exaggeration to say that ...
(= used to emphasize that something is really true )
• It's no exaggeration to say that residents live in fear of the local gangs.
without exaggeration
(= telling the truth and not exaggerating )
• The men spoke without exaggeration about their ordeal.
somebody is prone to exaggeration
(= somebody often exaggerates )
• At that age, children are prone to exaggeration.
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