exaggeration

IPA/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
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exaggeration — noun

  • exaggerationsingular
  • exaggerationsplural

1. the practice of describing something as being far bigger, more serious, or more

1.名詞B1
釋義

the practice of describing something as being far bigger, more serious, or more extreme than it truly is; or a specific example of such a description

例句

Tanvi's claim that she read a hundred books in one month was a clear exaggeration.

countable: an exaggeration — a specific overstatement

The politician's speech was full of exaggeration about falling crime rates.

uncountable: full of exaggeration — describing speech

同義詞
  • overstatement

    the closest synonym; focuses on the act of going beyond the truth

  • hyperbole

    more formal and literary; denotes deliberate rhetorical exaggeration, not necessarily intended to deceive

  • embellishment

    focuses on adding decorative details to a story rather than distorting the core truth

反義詞
  • understatement

    the opposite — representing something as smaller or less important than it really is

文法句型

it is no exaggeration + to-infinitive

an exaggeration

exaggeration + about + noun phrase

exaggerations (plural countable)

用法筆記

Common in the fixed phrase 'it is no exaggeration to say that…', which signals that the speaker believes the claim is literally true, despite its dramatic wording. The plural form 'exaggerations' is used for multiple specific overstated claims.

常見錯誤

❌This is no exaggeration' (when meaning 'this is not an overstatement').
✅This is not an exaggeration.
💡the fixed expression is 'it is no exaggeration to say', not 'this is no exaggeration'.
❌That's a exaggeration.
✅That's an exaggeration.
💡'exaggeration' begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'.