exaggerated

Definitions

From exaggerare = ex- (up) + aggerare ('to heap up,' from agger 'a heap,' built on agere 'to drive/carry'). To exaggerate is to keep driving more onto the pile until it's bigger than reality. exaggerated = piled-up beyond the truth.

Common Collocations

• 1.greatly exaggerated大大夸大的
• 2.exaggerated claims夸大的说法
• 3.exaggerated sense过分的感觉

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Reports of the damage were greatly exaggerated.

• 2.

  She gave an exaggerated sigh.