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a gross exaggeration

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  • gross exaggeration — glaring overstatement, sheer embellishment, blatant stretching of the facts …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gross — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unattractively large or bloated. 2) vulgar; unrefined. 3) informal very unpleasant; repulsive. 4) complete; blatant: a gross exaggeration. 5) (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.… …   English terms dictionary

  • exaggeration — UK [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms exaggeration : singular exaggeration plural exaggerations a) [countable] a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is To describe it as… …   English dictionary

  • exaggeration — ex|ag|ger|a|tion [ ıg,zædʒə reıʃn ] noun count a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration she was just not very happy. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • exaggeration — n. 1) a gross exaggeration 2) exaggeration to + inf. (it is an exaggeration to claim that inflation has been controlled) * * * [ɪgˌzædʒə reɪʃ(ə)n] a gross exaggeration exaggeration to + inf. (it is an exaggeration to claim that inflation has been …   Combinatory dictionary

  • exaggeration — ex|ag|ge|ra|tion [ıgˌzædʒəˈreıʃən] n [U and C] a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really is ▪ It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends. ▪ It is no exaggeration to say… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gross — gross1 S3 [grəus US grous] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(total)¦ 2¦(very bad)¦ 3¦(nasty)¦ 4¦(fat)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gros big, thick , from Latin grossus] 1.) ¦(TOTAL)¦ [only b …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gross — 1 adjective 1 TOTAL a) a gross amount of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken away: a gross profit of $15 million | gross receipts (=the gross amount of money received) compare net 3 (1) b) a gross weight is the total …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gross — 01. We saw a cat that had been run over by a car. It was really [gross]. 02. Don t pick your nose; it s really a [gross] habit. 03. He made this really [gross] meal out of all the left overs in his fridge. 04. Why does mom wear such a small… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • exaggeration — /ig zaj euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of exaggerating or overstating. 2. an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration. [1555 65; < L exaggeration (s. of exaggeratio),… …   Universalium

  • exaggeration — ex•ag•ger•a•tion [[t]ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of exaggerating or overstating 2) an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His version of events is a gross exaggeration[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65 …   From formal English to slang

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