exaggeration
(noun)
noun
1. extravagant exaggeration
Similar word(s): hyperbole
Definition categories: communication, figure, image, trope
2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
Definition categories: act, increase
3. making to seem more important than it really is
Similar word(s): magnification, overstatement
Definition categories: communication, deceit, deception, misrepresentation