overstatement
11overstatement — noun (C, U) the act of talking about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is, or an example of this; exaggeration: It s a bit of an overstatement to say that the man s a fool, but he s not brilliant …
12overstatement — overstate ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or state too emphatically. DERIVATIVES overstatement noun …
13overstatement — noun see overstate …
14overstatement — See overstate. * * * …
15overstatement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of exaggerating: exaggeration, hyperbole, hyperbolism, tall talk. See INCREASE …
16Overstatement — O|ver|state|ment 〈 [oʊvə(r)stɛıtmənt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; umg.〉 (gelinde od. augenfällige) Übertreibung od. Überbewertung eines Sachverhalts; Ggs.: Understatement [Etym.: engl., »Übertreibung«] …
17overstatement — o|ver|state|ment [ ,ouvər steıtmənt ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something you say that makes things seem more important, impressive, or severe than they really are: EXAGGERATION overstay o|ver|stay [ ,ouvər steı ] verb transitive to stay in a… …
18overstatement — n. exaggeration; overly strong statement …
19overstatement — The exaggerated quantification or description of an item. The term is often used in the context of incorrectly stated accounting *balances. Contrast *understatement …
20overstatement — noun making to seem more important than it really is • Syn: ↑exaggeration, ↑magnification • Ant: ↑understatement • Derivationally related forms: ↑magnify (for: ↑ …