EXAGGERATION

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N., Pam M.S.
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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."

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Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "EXAGGERATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/exaggeration/ (accessed February 20, 2020).
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