Associations to the word «Overstatement»

Wiktionary

OVERSTATEMENT, noun. An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
OVERSTATEMENT, noun. The tendency to overstate.

Dictionary definition

OVERSTATEMENT, noun. Making to seem more important than it really is.

Wise words

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