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Overstatement is a literary technique of exaggerating something to make it more serious, important or beautiful. Learn how writers use overstatement for humor, emphasis, comparison and contrast with examples from Shakespeare, Twain, Mencken and others.
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BetaOVERSTATEMENT definition: 1. the act of describing or explaining something in a way that makes it seem more important or more…. Learn more.
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BetaOverstatement is a subtype of verbal irony that involves exaggerating your meaning to emphasize it. Learn how to use overstatement to express joy, romance, drama and more with examples from movies and literature.
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BetaOverstatement is a rhetorical device that exaggerates something to make it more important or serious. Learn how overstatement differs from hyperbole and understatement, and see examples from literature and everyday language.
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BetaLearn the meaning of overstate, a verb that means to state in too strong terms or exaggerate. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related words for overstate in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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BetaAn overstatement is an exaggeration, like when you make the ridiculous overstatement, "You should've seen the fish I caught — it was as big as my leg!"
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BetaLearn what overstatement is and how writers use it to create mood, humor, or drama in their works. See examples from poems by Ogden Nash, William Shakespeare, Roald Dahl, and William Wordsworth.
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BetaDiscover everything about the word "OVERSTATEMENT" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.
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BetaLearn what overstatement means and how writers use it to exaggerate or emphasize something. See examples of overstatement in literature, such as Romeo and Juliet, To His Coy Mistress, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Betaoverstatement (countable and uncountable, plural overstatements) An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable. The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts. 1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774:
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