exaggeration
/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण इग्ज़ैजरेशन
अतिशयोक्ति, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
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a statement that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making such statements
अतिशयोक्ति, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
- To call him the best singer in India is an exaggeration.
- The report is free from exaggeration.
- It is no exaggeration to say that she saved his life.
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- Her story about the size of the fish was a gross exaggeration.
- Advertisements are often full of exaggeration.
Synonyms overstatement hyperbole embellishment inflation magnification
Opposite understatement accuracy truth litotes
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a gross / slight exaggeration
The countable noun names a single statement that makes something seem bigger or better than it is. It takes a or an.
Countable noun किसी एक कथन को बताता है जो किसी चीज़ को वास्तविकता से बड़ा या बेहतर दिखाता है; इसके साथ a या an आता है।
- Saying he is a genius is a slight exaggeration.
- That story is a gross exaggeration.
without exaggeration / it is no exaggeration to say
Used to stress that a strong statement is true.
यह बताने के लिए कि कोई प्रबल कथन सत्य है, इन phrases का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is no exaggeration to say that the city was reborn after the festival.
exaggeration (uncountable)
Without an article it names the habit of exaggerating.
Article के बिना यह बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहने की आदत को बताता है।
- His speech was full of exaggeration.
exaggeration of sth
Of introduces what has been made to seem greater.
'Of' के बाद वह चीज़ आती है जिसे बढ़ाकर दिखाया गया हो।
- The report is an exaggeration of the facts.
+Collocations 4
adjective + exaggeration
grosswildslightobviousdeliberate
- The advertisement is a wild exaggeration.
verb + exaggeration
be accused ofbe guilty ofdismiss asavoidcall
- Her claim was dismissed as exaggeration.
exaggeration + noun / phrase
a touch ofa bit ofnoan element of
- There is an element of exaggeration in the news.
pattern with exaggeration
tend toprone togiven tofull of
- Our uncle is given to exaggeration.
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- To say the exam was easy would be an exaggeration.
यह कहना कि परीक्षा आसान थी, अतिशयोक्ति होगी।
- It is no exaggeration to say that she studied day and night.
यह कहना अतिशयोक्ति नहीं है कि उसने दिन-रात पढ़ाई की।
- Advertisements are often an exaggeration of the product's merits.
विज्ञापन प्रायः उत्पाद की खूबियों की अतिशयोक्ति होते हैं।
- Poets use exaggeration to produce a strong effect.
कवि प्रबल प्रभाव उत्पन्न करने के लिए अतिशयोक्ति का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- His tale of the tiger was nothing but exaggeration.
बाघ की उसकी कहानी अतिशयोक्ति के सिवा कुछ नहीं थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ It is a exaggeration to call him rich.
✓ It is an exaggeration to call him rich.
Use an before a vowel sound.
Vowel sound से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ The news channel exaggerated about the accident.
✓ The news channel exaggerated the accident.
Exaggerate is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Exaggerate' transitive verb है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
✗ There is no exaggeration in to say that he is honest.
✓ It is no exaggeration to say that he is honest.
The correct pattern is it is no exaggeration to say.
सही pattern 'it is no exaggeration to say' है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ex·ag·ger·a·tion
With double g and one r (not 'exageration', 'exaggerration' or 'exaggaration'); the verb exaggerate.
दो g और एक r ('exageration', 'exaggerration' या 'exaggaration' गलत है); verb exaggerate।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Exaggeration for effect is hyperbole ('I have told you a million times'); the opposite figure is litotes (understatement).
अलंकार में प्रभाव के लिए अतिशयोक्ति hyperbole है ('I have told you a million times'); विपरीत अलंकार litotes (understatement)।
A slight exaggeration, prone to exaggeration, without exaggeration.
Collocations: a slight exaggeration (हल्की अतिशयोक्ति), prone to exaggeration (बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहने की आदत वाला), without exaggeration (बिना बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर, सच कहूँ तो)।