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exaggeration Meaning in Japanese (exaggeration 英語 意味)

誇張
誇張 in English:exaggeration
Phonetic:こちょう
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exaggeration の日本語の意味は「誇張」です。 (実際よりも良くも悪くも表現すること、または、実際よりも大きく、良く、または悪く見せる行為。)

Definitions of Exaggeration

  1. 1
    noun
    誇張

    A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is, or the act of making something seem larger, better, or worse than it actually is.

    実際よりも良くも悪くも表現すること、または、実際よりも大きく、良く、または悪く見せる行為。

Example Sentences

casual

“His account of the event was a complete exaggeration.”

彼のその出来事に関する説明は、全くの誇張だった。

general

“The media often uses exaggeration to attract viewers.”

メディアは視聴者を引きつけるためにしばしば誇張を用いる。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

overstatementhyperboleembellishment

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

understatementminimizationtruth

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveexaggerate
present participleexaggerating
agent nounexaggerator
adjectiveexaggerated
adverbexaggeratedly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

gross exaggerationcollocation

A very obvious and extreme overstatement.