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overexaggerate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"
  • I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + exaggerate, perhaps specifically influenced by overstate and/or overdo.