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# exaggeration

noun (an exaggeration, exaggerations; exaggeration, uncountable)

«exaggeration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An exaggeration is a statement that makes something seem bigger, better or worse than it really is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#m1)
2. Exaggeration is the habit or act of exaggerating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school English, exaggeration (also called hyperbole) is a figure of speech used for humour or effect: «I'm so hungry I could eat a horse». In everyday life it can be fun, but in reports and science it misleads. Phrases: «a slight exaggeration», «it's no exaggeration to say», «a gross exaggeration».

### Examples

- «I've walked a thousand miles today» is an exaggeration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x1)
- It's no exaggeration to say she is the fastest runner in school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x2)
- Tall tales are full of exaggeration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x3)
- Saying everyone has one is an exaggeration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x4)
- That's a bit of an exaggeration; it was only five minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x5)
- The advert used exaggeration to sell the shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x6)
- Find the exaggeration in this poem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double «g», one «r». Countable (an exaggeration) or uncountable (full of exaggeration). The literary term is «hyperbole». Words like «always», «never», «everyone» and «millions» often signal exaggeration.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exaggeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exaggeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exaggeration.html) on Mova free.