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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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Exaggerating
of Exaggerate
Exaggeratingadjective
that exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exaggerating in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exaggerating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of exaggerating in a Sentence
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.
It would be better for all of us if I was exaggerating the urgency of this threat, but the science tells us unequivocally that those who continue to make climate change a political fight put us all at risk.
I always feel like people are going to think I’m exaggerating when I try to explain the wind, but it’s outrageous, it’s violent.
I would be careful about exaggerating characterizations that may help excuse a mundane intelligence failure, if we say some innovation is impossible to imagine, then no one is really responsible for missing it.
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.
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- المبالغةArabic
- přeháněníCzech
- overdriverDanish
- übertreibendGerman
- υπερβολήGreek
- exagerandoSpanish
- اغراق آمیزPersian
- liioittelevaFinnish
- exagérerFrench
- túlzásHungarian
- melebih-lebihkanIndonesian
- esagerandoItalian
- מגזיםHebrew
- 誇張するJapanese
- ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆKannada
- 과장하는Korean
- atrocioraLatin
- overdrijvenDutch
- driverNorwegian
- wyolbrzymiaćPolish
- exagerandoPortuguese
- exageraRomanian
- преувеличиваяRussian
- பெரிதாக்கிTamil
- పెంచిTelugu
- เกินความจริงThai
- abarttığınıTurkish
- перебільшуватиUkrainian
- مبالغہ کاریUrdu
- phóng đạiVietnamese
- יגזאַדזשערייטינגYiddish
- 夸大Chinese
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