overstatement meaning in Bangla — অতিকথন

Meaning

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

Example sentences

To call it a disaster is an overstatement.একে বিপর্যয় বলাটা বাড়িয়ে বলা।
The report suffers from overstatement.প্রতিবেদনটিতে অতিকথনের দোষ আছে।

Common phrases with “overstatement”

a gross overstatementচরম অতিকথন
no overstatement to sayবলা অত্যুক্তি হবে না
guilty of overstatementঅতিকথনের দোষে দুষ্ট

A common mistake

It is no overstatement that he is the best.→It is no overstatement to say that he is the best.

The phrase needs to say before the clause. Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration used for effect in writing; an overstatement is simply a claim pitched too high, whether meant or not.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hyperbole, exaggeration

Antonyms: understatement

Similar words, and what each means

hyperbole
অতিশয়োক্তি, অতিরঞ্জন
Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
exaggeration
অতিরঞ্জন
A statement that makes something seem bigger or worse than it is.

Other English words for “অতিকথন, বাড়িয়ে বলা”

overstate
To describe something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

overstateverbবাড়িয়ে বলা

Where this word is used

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“overstatement” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • বসন্তের দাগ (ত্বকের গর্ত-দাগ)
- • অর্ডার হিস্ট্রি, পূর্বের অর্ডারের তালিকা, তালিকা
- • অতিকথন, বাড়িয়ে বলা
- • প্যালেট, পণ্য সাজিয়ে সরানোর কাঠের সমতল কাঠামো
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অতিকথন, বাড়িয়ে বলা — overstatement (noun) — অতিকথন, বাড়িয়ে বলা. A description that makes something sound bigger or more serious than it is.
Which word is closest in meaning to “overstatement”?
- • aftershock
- • hyperbole
- • cinnamon
- • custard apple
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hyperbole — hyperbole — অতিশয়োক্তি, অতিরঞ্জন. Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.