overstatement
overstatement noun: an exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
Noun
overstatement (countable and uncountable, plural overstatements)
- An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
- 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.1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774
- The tendency to overstate.
- She had a knack for overstatement.
overstatement meaning in Malayalam
overstatement in Malayalam
- overemphasis, exaggeration, dramatization
- അതിശയോക്തിപ്രസ്താവം, അതിവർണ്ണനം, അമിതപ്രാധാന്യം കൊടുക്കൽ, പൊലിപ്പിച്ചുപറയൽ, കൂടുതൽ ഊന്നൽ കൊടുക്കൽ, വേണ്ടതിലധികം ഊന്നൽ കൊടുക്കൽ
Synonyms of overstatement
Forms of overstatement
| plural | overstatements |
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Origin of overstatement
From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.
Questions about overstatement
- What does overstatement mean?
- Overstatement means an exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
- What is overstatement in Malayalam?
- Overstatement in Malayalam is അതിശയോക്തിപ്രസ്താവം, അതിവർണ്ണനം, അമിതപ്രാധാന്യം കൊടുക്കൽ. See Overstatement meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is overstatement?
- Overstatement is a noun.
- What is the plural of overstatement?
- The plural of overstatement is overstatements.
Words near overstatement in the dictionary
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