a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like thisa slight/gross/wild exaggerationIt would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice.It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.He told his story simply and without exaggeration.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivegreat,gross,huge,…… of exaggerationdegreeverb + exaggerationbe given to,be prone to,allow for,…prepositionwithout exaggerationphrasesa bit of an exaggeration,it is no exaggeration to say somethingSeefull entryExtra examplesIt would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I’m desperate to leave.John is not usually given to exaggeration.Their results, even allowing for exaggeration, are impressive.There was a degree of exaggeration in his description of events.There were, without exaggeration, hundreds of applications for the job.That’s a slight exaggeration!
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