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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÜbertreibung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Übertreibung
"Das ist eine maßlose Übertreibung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A statement that represents something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
"To say that his work revolutionized the industry is a bit of an exaggeration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'exaggeration' originates from the Latin 'exaggeratio', which means 'to heap up' or 'to increase'. It evolved through Middle French 'exagérer' in the 16th century, reflecting a shift in meaning towards overstating or embellishing facts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exaggeration" is said worldwide
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exagération
Transliteration: exagération
"C'est une pure exagération."
Übertreibung
Transliteration: Übertreibung
"Das ist eine maßlose Übertreibung."
esagerazione
Transliteration: esagerazione
"La sua reazione è stata un'esagerazione."
exageración
Transliteration: exageración
"Decir que cuesta una fortuna es una exageración."
exagero
Transliteration: exagero
"Isso é um exagero completo."
अतिशयोक्ति
Transliteration: atishayokti
"यह कहना कोई अतिशयोक्ति नहीं होगी कि वह सबसे अच्छा है।"
夸张
Transliteration: kuāzhāng
"说这是灾难未免太夸张了。"
과장
Transliteration: gwajang
"그것은 명백한 과장이다."
誇張
Transliteration: kochō
"それは少し誇張しすぎだ。"
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