Embellishing or over stating a quality or feature of a person, situation or object.
EXAGGERATION: "Joe used exaggeration to descibe the painting as he thought it was fantastic."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "EXAGGERATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/exaggeration/ (accessed May 15, 2021).
