great exaggeration

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used to describe a significant overstatement.

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Examples (10)

  • To say he is the best ever is a great exaggeration.
  • Calling the minor disagreement a 'war' was a great exaggeration by the media.
  • The report's claim of a 500% profit increase was found to be a great exaggeration.
  • Come on, saying you 'nearly died' from a cold is a great exaggeration!
  • It's a great exaggeration to suggest that the entire project was a failure.
  • Don't you think it's a great exaggeration to call him a genius after just one success?
  • While his performance was good, describing it as 'legendary' is a great exaggeration that misleads the public.
  • Claiming the new policy will solve all our problems would be a great exaggeration.
  • The poet's description of the storm as 'apocalyptic' was a great exaggeration, but it created a powerful image.
  • In retrospect, I see that my fears were a great exaggeration of the actual risk.