American Dictionary
Definition exaggeration in American English
exaggeration noun
nouna comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is
To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration - she was just not very happy.
We've had the worst rain since the Biblical flood - well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration.
To say that the government has failed is a gross exaggeration.
It is no exaggeration to say that Jackson was one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century.
the act of making a comment or description of this type
