exaggeration

noun/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/CEFR B2

অতিরঞ্জন

Meaning

A statement that makes something seem bigger or worse than it is.

Example sentences

  • It is no exaggeration to call it a crisis.একে সংকট বলা অতিরঞ্জন নয়।
  • The story grew by exaggeration.অতিরঞ্জনে গল্পটি বড় হয়েছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hyperbole

Similar words, and what each means

  • hyperbole

    অতিশয়োক্তি, অতিরঞ্জন

    Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

  • overstatement

    অতিকথন, বাড়িয়ে বলা

    A description that makes something sound bigger or more serious than it is.

Other English words for “অতিরঞ্জন”

  • hyperbole

    Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

“exaggeration” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • The name was always an exaggeration. In Dhaka the morning and evening rushes each run for three or four hours, and the phrase is used as a fixed expression however long the jam actually lasts.

    rush-hour — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “exaggeration” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অতিরঞ্জন
    • • বাসন ধোয়ার ঘর, ঘর
    • • দ্রুত ঘুরতে থাকা বসার রাইডবিশেষ, ওয়াল্টজার
    • • অগ্নিঝড়
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    অতিরঞ্জন — exaggeration (noun) — অতিরঞ্জন. A statement that makes something seem bigger or worse than it is.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “exaggeration”?

    • • blemish
    • • headwind
    • • hyperbole
    • • stationmaster
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    hyperbole — hyperbole — অতিশয়োক্তি, অতিরঞ্জন. Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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