overstatement
nounUK /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtmənt/
US /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtmənt/
An overstatement is when you say something is bigger or better than it really is.
Saying you can eat a hundred pancakes is an overstatement.
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2. The act of stating something too strongly or too boldly.
His claim that the team is unbeatable is an overstatement.
3. A statement that makes something seem more important than it is.
Calling a small rain shower a storm is an overstatement.
4. An exaggerated way of describing a situation or feeling.
She said she was starving, but that was just an overstatement.