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exaggerated

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/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd/ · ex-ag-ger-at-ed

Describing something as overstated or greater than the truth.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Describing something as overstated or greater than the truth.

کسی چیز کو بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کرنا یا سچائی سے زیادہ دکھانا۔

مبالغہ آمیز

mubaligha aamez

Synonyms

overstatedembellishedhyperbolicمبالغہزیادتیبڑائی

Antonyms

understatedminimizedreducedکم کیا ہواکم پیش کرناسچ رہنا

Common Collocations

  • exaggerated claims
  • exaggerated reaction
  • exaggerated features

Example Sentences

His story about the trip was exaggerated by the time it reached me.

اس کا سفر کے بارے میں قصہ جب مجھ تک پہنچا تو وہ مبالغہ آمیز ہو گیا تھا۔

Us ka safar ke bare mein qissa jab mujh tak pahuncha to wo mubaligha aamez ho gaya tha.

The movie had an exaggerated portrayal of the historical event.

اس فلم میں تاریخی واقعے کی مبالغہ آمیز تصویر کشی کی گئی ہے۔

Is film mein tareekhi waqe ke mubaligha aamez tasveer kashi ki gayi hai.

She has a tendency to exaggerate her achievements.

اس میں اپنی کامیابیوں کو مبالغہ آمیز انداز میں پیش کرنے کا رجحان ہے۔

Is mein apni kamiyabiyon ko mubaligha aamez andaaz mein pesh karne ka rujhan hai.

Easily Confused With

exaggeration:Exaggerated is an adjective describing something overstated, while exaggeration is the noun form that refers to the act of overstating.

Word Family

exaggerate
verbمبالغہ کرنا
exaggeration
nounمبالغہ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'exaggerated' as 'excessive + agitate', to think of overstating or dramatizing.

Imagine a balloon being blown up too big, representing an exaggerated claim.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

بڑھ چڑھ کر بیان کیا، خواب دکھاتا ہے، خود ہی گر کے پھر وہ سب کچھ بھول جاتا ہے۔

Barh chadha kar bayan kiya, khwab dikhata hai, Khud hi gir ke phir wo sab kuch bhool jata hai.

He talks grandly, showing dreams, Then forgets everything after falling himself.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

بڑی باتیں کرنے والو کی باتوں میں صداقت نہیں ہوتی۔

Bari baatein karne walon ki baaton mein sadaqat nahin hoti.

Those who make big claims do not speak the truth.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "exaggerare" — to overdo

First known use: 15th century

The word 'exaggerated' comes from the Latin 'exaggerare', which means to heap up or overdo. Over time, it evolved into modern English to describe something overstated or made to seem more significant than it is.