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exaggeration
What does exaggeration mean?
exaggeration (noun): the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use exaggeration in a sentence?
- They say he's a millionaire, but that's a massive exaggeration. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce exaggeration?
/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exaggeration come from?
Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “exaggeration” mean?
the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice
Right! That's what “exaggeration” means.
a number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,...}
Not quite: that's what integer means.
a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition
Not quite: that's what excerpt means.
an argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so
Not quite: that's what sophistry means.
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