overstatement
Collocations
3VERB + OVERSTATEMENT
bit
OVERSTATEMENT + NOUN
drummond's, facts
ADV.
hardly
Definitions
noun
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.
The tendency to overstate.
She had a knack for overstatement.
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Synonyms
noun — making to seem more important than it really is
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.
WiktionaryIt would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.
WiktionaryShe had a knack for overstatement.
WiktionarySaying that place was sterile would be a bit of an overstatement.
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