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overstatement

o·ver·state
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-steyt]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt/
    • /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-steyt]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt/

Definitions of overstatement word

  • verb with object overstatement to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy. 1
  • noun overstatement exaggeration 1
  • variable noun overstatement If you refer to the way something is described is an overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. 0
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Origin of overstatement

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; over- + state

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Parts of speech for Overstatement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overstatement

overstatement popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for overstatement

noun overstatement

  • bravo — Some people say 'bravo' to express appreciation when someone has done something well.
  • cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
  • fandangle — elaborate ornament
  • fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
  • floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
All 18 Synonyms of overstatement

Antonyms for overstatement

noun overstatement

  • litotes — understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
Just one Antonym for overstatement

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