32 entries under overstatement topic. ×

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flight of fancy(noun, expression, idiom, fancy, embellishment)
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hogwash(noun, fancy, line, story, excess)
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inflation(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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magnification(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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misjudgment(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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overemphasis(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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overestimation(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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pretension(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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pretentiousness(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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rant(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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stretch(noun, fancy, line, excess, embellishment)
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embellishment(noun, lie, excess, hyperbole, bunk)
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