wild exaggeration

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

Suggests an overstatement that is fanciful or not based in reality.

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Examples (10)

  • His claim that he caught a fish 'this big' was a wild exaggeration.
  • The newspaper's headline was a wild exaggeration of the actual events.
  • Calling it the 'worst disaster ever' is a wild exaggeration.
  • Her description of the party as 'absolutely magical' was a wild exaggeration.
  • The politician's promise to solve all problems was a wild exaggeration.
  • It's a wild exaggeration to say the movie was completely unwatchable.
  • The advertisement's claims about instant results were wild exaggeration.
  • His story about meeting a celebrity was clearly a wild exaggeration.
  • The review calling it 'life-changing' seemed like wild exaggeration.
  • Don't believe her tale about the traffic - it's pure wild exaggeration.