overstatement — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.

   الاستعمال

   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.

   It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.

2. The tendency to overstate.

   الاستعمال

   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   She had a knack for overstatement.

اسم

1. making to seem more important than it really is

   مرادفات

   exaggerationmagnification

   الأضداد

   understatement

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   misrepresentationdeceitdeception