Exageración (en. Exaggeration)

/eksaxaɾaˈsjon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Action of exaggerating.
His story was an exaggeration that couldn't be believed.
Su relato era una exageración que no podía creerse.
Excessive increase of a quality or quantity.
The exaggeration of her joy made her seem false.
La exageración de su alegría la hizo parecer falsa.
Description that exceeds reality.
I don’t like exaggerations in stories.
No me gustan las exageraciones en las historias.

Etymology

From Latin 'exaggeratio', meaning to increase.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to make an exaggeration
Doing something outside of what is normal or reasonable.
hacer una exageración
without exaggerating
In a truthful manner, without lying.
sin exagerar
a total exaggeration
Something that is completely unreal or exaggerated.
una exageración total
to raise the exaggeration
To increase the intensity of a story or situation.
subir la exageración

Related Words

to exaggerate
To say something in a more intense way than it is.
exagerar
excessive
That is above what is considered normal.
excesivo
hyperbole
A rhetorical figure that consists of increasing or exaggerating something.
hipérbole
to magnify
To make something bigger, more notable, or impressive.
magnificar

Slang Meanings

Braggadocio
That story is pure braggadocio, very exaggerated.
Esa historia es pura fanfarronería, muy exagerada.
Hyperbole
I heard a hyperbole of what happened at the party.
Escuché una hiperboleo de lo que pasó en la fiesta.