Overexaggerate vs. Exaggerate

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  • Overexaggerate (verb)

    To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.

    “”That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! Albert Einstein couldn’t have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-“”

    “”I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!””

  • Exaggerate (verb)

    To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

    “I’ve told you a billion times not to exaggerate!”

    “He said he’d slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he’s exaggerating. The real number is about ten.”

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