Definitions for exaggerating
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1. exaggerating

   Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it really is. Exaggeration may occur intentionally or unintentionally. Exaggeration can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression. Amplifying achievements, obstacles and problems to seek attention is an everyday occurrence Inflating the difficulty of achieving a goal after attaining it, can be used to bolster self-esteem.In the arts, exaggerations are used to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, exaggerations is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. Many times the usages of hyperbole describes something as better or worse than it really is. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton." Hyperbole makes the point that the bag was very heavy, though it probably does not weigh a ton.Exaggerating is also a type of deception, as well as a means of malingering – magnifying small injuries or discomforts as an excuse to avoid responsibilities.

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1. Exaggerating

   of Exaggerate

2. Exaggeratingadjective

   that exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exaggerating in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exaggerating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of exaggerating in a Sentence

1. Tony Li:

   From what I heard, some of the newest technologies can help doctors identify tumors at earlier stages, and that's great, but the internet has a tendency of exaggerating things, giving us enormous false hope.

2. James Leibold:

   We'd be foolish to deny that China has a problem with terrorists, but I think the Communist Party is exaggerating the threat of radical Islam and they are turning up the heat in assimilating the Uyghurs into the Chinese nation state.

3. Yang Yujun:

   Certain countries are roping in countries from outside the region to get involved in the South China Sea issue, putting on a big show of force, deliberately exaggerating the tense atmosphere in the region, this way of doing things will not have a beneficial effect on the situation in the South China Sea.

4. Titus Tang:

   I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that 99 percent of research work does not end up as' product', it's very hard to predict what would turn out, otherwise it wouldn't be called research.

5. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world. Expecting more novelty than there is, more greatness than there is, and more strangeness than there is, we imagine ourselves masters of a plastic universe. But a world we can shape to our will is a shapeless world.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaggerating
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggerating