overstatement

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The other half is sour grapesI think this is a vast overstatement.

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Quick take

making to seem more important than it really is

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noun

making to seem more important than it really is

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overstatement.

noun

making to seem more important than it really is

Example sentences

The other half is sour grapesI think this is a vast overstatement.

"Every major pop song" seems like a bit of an overstatement.

But claiming that it's more convenient, or is a better car in every way but range, is a vast overstatement.

Beautiful, but "interactive" seems a bit of an overstatement here.

To call a letter requesting that a site not infringe on Canonical's trademarks "an act of aggression" is a bit of an overstatement.

I've been reading these comments about DDG for what feels like years now. Was it so terrible to begin with or is considerable an overstatement?It can't be improving so quickly and still pretty shitty for such a long period of time.

Unexplained might be a bit of an overstatement, but there is certainly a lot to be learned from examining a little closer how the brain deals with damage.

You had me dangling by a thread, I was still sort of with you... then you declare that disallowing public nudity is tyranny?My friend, overstatement is a quick & easy way to lose support.

But it's a gross overstatement to say that there is no justification for an increase in bike lanes when they're currently being underutilized; you're completely ignoring network effects.