English → Hindi dictionary
exaggerate
बढा चढा कर कहना
Definition
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South imagery"
All Hindi meanings
बढ़ा चढ़ा कर
कहनाबढ़ा चढ़ाकर कहनाअतिशयोक्ति करनाअतिरंजित करनाअतिरंजना करनाअतिशयोक्ति करनाबढ़ा चढ़ाकर कहनाबढा चढा कर कहना
Examples
He exaggerates the stories to make them interesting for children.
The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.
Similar words
hyperbolizeamplifyoverdohyerbolisemagnifyoverdrawoverstate
Opposite words
understatedownplayminimizeminimise
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