overstatement (noun)

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• overstatement — overstate ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or state too emphatically. DERIVATIVES overstatement noun …   English terms dictionary

• overstatement — UK US /ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtmənt/ noun [C or U] ► a statement that something is larger, more important, or more serious than it really is: »An internal inquiry into accounting irregularities revealed a $70m overstatement by a subsidiary company. »The… …   Financial and business terms

• overstatement — noun a) An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable. The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts. b) The tendency to overstate. She had a knack for overstatement. Syn …   Wiktionary

• overstatement — I noun aggrandizement, amplification, boasting, coloring, distortion, elaboration, embroidery, enlargement, exaggerated statement, exaggeration, expansion, extravagance, extravagancy, falsification, hyperbole, hyperbolism, inflated statement,… …   Law dictionary

• overstatement — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• overstatement — noun see overstate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• overstatement — noun making to seem more important than it really is • Syn: ↑exaggeration, ↑magnification • Ant: ↑understatement • Derivationally related forms: ↑magnify (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• overstatement — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪtmənt] / US [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms overstatement : singular overstatement plural overstatements formal something that you say that makes things seem more important, impressive, or serious than… …   English dictionary

• overstatement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of exaggerating: exaggeration, hyperbole, hyperbolism, tall talk. See INCREASE …   English dictionary for students

• overstatement — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• overstate — transitive verb Date: 1803 to state in too strong terms ; exaggerate < overstated his qualifications > • overstatement noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary