exaggerate

Related words

• übertreiben

  exaggerate

• vergrößern

  exaggerate

• dramatisieren

  exaggerate

• überspitzen

  Exaggerate

• karikaturartig

  caricatured

• panegyrisch

  panegyric

• überhöht

  Exaggerated

• Fanfaronade

  Fanfaronade refers to an exaggerated display of boasting and bragging.

• Frömmelei

  Sanctimoniousness refers to an exaggerated, often hypocritical display of religiosity or morality.

• Zugespitztheit

  "Zugespitztheit" describes a state or quality where something is particularly pointed, exaggerated, or extremely formulated.

• Aufblaser

  Braggart

• vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommen

  To make a mountain out of a molehill means to unnecessarily complicate or exaggerate something.

• stolzieren

  To strut means to walk with a proud, exaggerated gait, often to attract attention.

• grotesk

  Grotesque means distorted, exaggerated, or bizarre in an repulsive or comical way.

• überspitzt

  Exaggerated means to present or express something in an exaggerated, caricatured way.

• Melodrama

  A dramatic work characterized by exaggerated emotions and stereotypical characters, often with a happy ending.

• Koketterie

  Coquetry is behavior in which someone playfully and often exaggeratedly tries to gain attention or affection.

• Prahlhans

  Braggart

• Käseblatt

  Rag

• Ammensprache

  Nanny language refers to a simplified, often exaggeratedly loving language that adults use towards small children.

• Holocaustleugnung

  Holocaust denial is the assertion that the Holocaust, the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany, did not happen or is greatly exaggerated.

• Bombast

  Bombast refers to an exaggerated, empty, and pretentious expression, often without substance.

• Gutmenschentum

  "Gutmenschentum" is a derogatory term for behavior driven by the desire to be morally good, but often perceived as naive, exaggerated, or hypocritical.

• übertreiben

  to exaggerate

• die Kirche im Dorf lassen

  Keep things simple, don't exaggerate

• hochspielen

  To exaggerate, to play up

• überhöhen

  to exaggerate, to overstate

• mythologisch

  Mythological

• theatralisch

  Theatrical means exaggerated, artificial, and designed for a stage-like effect.

• exaltiert

  Exalted means exaggerated, overstrung, excessively enthusiastic or excited.

• überzogen

  exaggerated

• megaloman

  Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or power.

• apotheotisch

  Apotheotic, glorifying

• Amazonien-Tropfenameisenwürger

  "Amazonien-Tropfenameisenwürger" is a fictional creature or a humorous, exaggerated description of an animal that does not exist in reality.

• Überreaktion

  An overreaction is an exaggerated response to a situation or stimulus that is inappropriately strong.

• Alarmismus

  Alarmism refers to the spreading of exaggerated or panic-inducing warnings, often regarding environmental issues or social developments.

• Possen

  Pranks are funny, often exaggerated tricks or jokes.

• Schandblatt

  Tabloid

• Bohei

  Bohei means unnecessary fuss or noise about a trivial matter.

• Seemannsgarn

  A sea yarn refers to exaggerated or invented stories told by sailors.

• Grössenwahn

  Delusions of grandeur is a mental disorder characterized by exaggerated beliefs about one's own importance, power, or abilities.

Example sentences with “exaggerate”

1. Do not exaggerate the truth. (Übertreibe nicht die Wahrheit.)

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