The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement
The enlargement of a feature in order to emphasize it This is often done in cartography to allow an important feature to be shown clearly on a small scale map
a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really is
the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" making to seem more important than it really is
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement