Look up exaggeration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it is, intentionally...

Vertical exaggeration (VE) is a scale that is used in raised-relief maps, plans and technical drawings (cross section perspectives), in order to emphasize...

Exaggeration postcards, also known as tall tale postcards, were postcards popular throughout North America, especially in the Great Plains region, during...

of exaggeration, employed by Disney, was to remain true to reality, just presenting it in a wilder, more extreme form. Other forms of exaggeration can...

this by his short visits to the country. The report of my death was an exaggeration. 1897 — Twain In his later years, Twain lived at 14 West 10th Street...

Hyperbole (/haɪˈpɜːrbəli/ ; adj. hyperbolic /ˌhaɪpərˈbɒlɪk/ ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes...

defined using the hyperbola of or pertaining to hyperbole, the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech Hyperbolic (album), by Pnau...

warming, as a human-made and highly threatening phenomenon, is at best an exaggeration and at worst an utter 'hoax'". In 2014, more than 55% of congressional...

Chinese agricultural productivity are considered unreliable, due to exaggeration of production at subsidiary government levels. Much of China has a climate...

social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology...

An odds ratio (OR) is a statistic that quantifies the strength of the association between two events, A and B. The odds ratio is defined as the ratio of...

for Japanese newspapers have been subjected to claims of "oshigami" (exaggeration by over-supplying papers to businesses). Free newspapers are not counted...

elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some tall tales are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ("the fish that got away")...

Dio's figures for the demographic consequences of the Bar Kokhba War: Exaggeration or reliable account?". Journal of Roman Archaeology. 34 (2): 585–607...

nuanced approach to storytelling, with its heavy focus on melodrama and exaggeration of emotions, which ultimately detracts from the powerful themes of caste...

powerful tool for instruction, while its total malleability also allows exaggeration that can be employed to convey strong emotions and to thwart reality...

and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an extreme exaggeration of, its original purpose. The phrase was coined in 1985 by radio personality...

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and roots towards light and gravity, and concluded "It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle . . acts like the brain of one of...

day in Glasgow". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2008. It's only a slight exaggeration to say that the Dynamo side looked like they came from Mars – they wore...

KE Ancient name of Ossett, Yorkshire, the discoverer's birthplace (An exaggeration; in actuality, the ancient Kingdom of Deira encompassed most of modern...

in U.S. photographic history." Harper wrote, "I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that the photo is nearly perfect, one captured under extreme duress...

their newspapers were characterized by intense personal attacks, major exaggerations, and invented claims. In 1801, Hamilton established a daily newspaper...

Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable[B1]: 19  survival of an accident in which a large...

children—were targeted, modern historians hold this to be a non-contemporary exaggeration, as there is no contemporary evidence of widespread slaughter, and the...

world." Further, they reported that "Life expectancy (corrected for exaggeration) at all ages in Vilcabamba (and Loja) is, in fact, less than in the U...

according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently...

Terry LL, Suschinsky KD, Lalumiere ML, Vasey PL (2012). "Feederism: An exaggeration of a normative mate selection preference?". Archives of Sexual Behavior...

victim playing, victim card, or self-victimization) is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse to others...

In journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest...