Describes something as greater or more important than it really is; overstates facts or situations.
From Latin 'exaggerare,' combining 'ex-' (out, beyond) with 'aggerare' (to heap or pile up). It literally means 'to pile up beyond measure.'
The word literally means 'to pile up beyond measure'—when you exaggerate, you're mentally stacking things higher and higher until the pile doesn't match reality!
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