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Pronunciation / Transliteration: atishayokti
"उसका दावा एक अतिशयोक्ति थी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of expressing something in a way that exaggerates its importance or seriousness.
"His claims about the product were nothing more than an overstatement." - 2
A statement that is exaggerated or overstated.
"The overstatement of the risks involved led to unnecessary panic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'overstatement' is derived from the prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' and the root 'statement', which comes from the Old French 'estatement' meaning 'a setting down'. The term evolved in the English language during the late 19th century to denote an exaggerated assertion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overstatement" is said worldwide
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誇張
Transliteration: kochō
"彼の主張は誇張だった。"
exagération
Transliteration: ɛɡzaʁe
"Son affirmation était une exagération."
Übertreibung
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ
"Seine Aussage war eine Übertreibung."
esagerazione
Transliteration: ezaʤeɾatˈtsjone
"La sua affermazione era un'esagerazione."
exageración
Transliteration: eɣaθeɾaˈθjon
"Su afirmación fue una exageración."
exagero
Transliteration: ezaˈʒeɾu
"A afirmação dele foi um exagero."
अतिशयोक्ति
Transliteration: atishayokti
"उसका दावा एक अतिशयोक्ति थी।"
夸大
Transliteration: kuādà
"他的说法是夸大的。"
과장
Transliteration: gwajang
"그의 주장은 과장이었다."
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