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alarmist |
one who tends to exaggerate dangers and raise undue alarms. [1/2 definitions] |
blow up |
to exaggerate, as a story. [1/6 definitions] |
ham2 |
to exaggerate or overact, as in a theatrical role. [1/3 definitions] |
inflate |
to cause to seem larger or more important than reality warrants; exaggerate. [1/5 definitions] |
mythomania |
in psychiatry, an abnormal compulsion to exaggerate or lie. |
overdraw |
to exaggerate the qualities of in a drawing, description, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
overexaggerate |
combined form of exaggerate. |
overplay |
to exaggerate (something) when translating it into gesture or behavior; overact. [1/2 definitions] |
overstate |
to inflate the importance of; exaggerate. |
stretch a point |
to exaggerate. |
yarn |
(informal) a long tale that may exaggerate the truth or is hard to believe. [1/2 definitions] |
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