overstatement

• Nom désignant l'action de présenter quelque chose comme étant plus important, grave ou extrême qu'il ne l'est en réalité, ou une déclaration exagérée.

A noun referring to the act of describing something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

1. ExaggerationB2formal

   The act of describing something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

   exagération

   • Saying that this is the best movie ever made is a clear overstatement.
   • His claim that he could finish the work in one hour was an overstatement.
   • To say the project was a complete disaster would be an overstatement.

   Synonymesamplificationembellishmentexaggerationhyperbolemagnificationoveremphasis

   Antonymesmodestyrestraintunderstatement