exaggerate

to make something seem bigger or worse than it is

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Usage

Examples

He exaggerated the size of the fish he caught.

Don't exaggerate: the traffic was not that bad.

Common mistake

The news exagerated the damage from the storm.

The news exaggerated the damage from the storm.

Exaggerate is spelt with a double g.

Remember: Exaggerate even exaggerates its g: two of them!