exaggeration
The act of heaping or piling upThe act of heaping or piling up.
» That's no exaggeration.
Das ist keine Übertreibung.
Это не преувеличение.
Це не перебільшення.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of heaping or piling up.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Übertreibung
преувеличе́ниеpreuveličénije
перебі́льшенняperebílʹšennja, перебі́льшуванняperebílʹšuvannja
(countable, uncountable)A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
- the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- making to seem more important than it really is
- extravagant exaggeration
Examples
37 sentencesThat's no exaggeration.
Це не перебільшення. — deniko
ruЭто не преувеличение. — odexed
deDas ist keine Übertreibung. — freddy1
Don't you think that's an exaggeration?
ruТебе не кажется, что это преувеличение? — marafon
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
What he said was a slight exaggeration.
I think that's an exaggeration.
ruПо-моему, это преувеличение. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.
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Forms
plural: exaggerations| Singular | exaggeration |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- making to seem more important than it really is:overstatementmagnification
- extravagant exaggeration:hyperbole
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable