exaggeration

Substantivin Dialogen belegt

//ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən//

The act of heaping or piling up.

Substantiv

1
The act of heaping or piling up.
2
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.
3
A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Herkunft

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin aggerō Latin exaggerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exaggerātiōbor. English exaggeration Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.

Formen

Plural: exaggerations

exaggerate · To overstate, to describe more than the fact.exaggerated · That has been described as greater than it actually is;…exaggerating · Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.

exaggeration · The act of heaping or piling up.

exam · Shortened form of examine examination · The act of examining.examine · To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or…

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