exaggeration

/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

  1. 1

    The act of heaping or piling up.

  2. 2

    The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

  3. 3

    A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

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