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Noun: overstatement  'ow-vu(r)`steyt-munt
  1. Making to seem more important than it really is
    - exaggeration, magnification

Derived forms: overstatements

See also: overstate

Type of: deceit, deception, misrepresentation

Antonym: understatement

Encyclopedia: Overstatement

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