Complete Definition of "overstatement"

English
Etymology
overstate + -ment

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Noun
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#An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
#:The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.
#The tendency to overstate.
#:She had a knack for overstatement.

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