overstatement

noun

Definition of overstatementnext
as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts a claim to worldwide fame is a bit of an overstatement on the part of that nightclub

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  1. exaggeration
  2. caricature
  3. hyperbole
Noun
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • There’s a thinning line between that and caricature.
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Some interpreted the painting as a Jewish caricature, and condemned or praised it accordingly, which did nothing to stop Asher from paying Sargent to give his family the same treatment.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of caricature
Noun
  • That’s particularly true of Trump, who has long reveled in hyperbole.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The fact that we are blessed to live in America, the greatest country on Earth -- and that's not hyperbole.
    Molly Nagle, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of hyperbole
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