exaggerated

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exaggerated

/ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɪd/ UK
/ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɪd/ Canada, US
[ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.ɾɪd] Canada, US
/ɛɡ-/ Canada, US
/ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.əˌɹæɪ.tɪd/ Australia
[ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.əˌɹæɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
/əɡˈzɛd͡ʒ.əˌɹæɪ.təd/ New Zealand
[əɡˈzɛd͡ʒ.əˌɹæɪ.ɾəd] New Zealand

adjective more exaggerated · most exaggerated

That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged. The Wycombe slowing begins at West Wycombe; to the High Wycombe curve itself most exaggerated respect was shown, with a minimum of 30 m.p.h.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of exaggerate

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: overstated, hyperbolic, overdone, magnified, immoderate, inflated, enlarged, increased, overblown, overrepresented, over-the-top, excessive, exorbitant, undue, inordinate, excess

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adj that has been described as greater than it actually is

Español	exagerado
日本語	誇張された kochō-sareta
中文	誇張 /夸张 kuāzhāng
हिन्दी	अतिश्योक्तिपूर्ण atiśyoktipūrṇ
Português	exagerado
Deutsch	übertrieben
Italiano	esagerato
Română	exagerat
Русский	преувели́ченный preuvelíčennyj, чрезме́рный črezmérnyj
עברית	מוגזם mugzám, מנופח menupákh

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@misc{exaggerated_2026,
  title = {exaggerated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exaggerated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}