Definition of OVERSTATEMENT

overstatement

Meanings

Plural: overstatements

Noun

  • making to seem more important than it really is
  • An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
  • The tendency to overstate.

Origin / Etymology

From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.

Antonyms

understatement

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