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EXAGGERATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enlarged to an abnormal degree
Example:
thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
Synonyms:
enlarged; exaggerated; magnified
Classified under:
Similar:
increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Represented as greater than is true or reasonable
Example:
an exaggerated opinion of oneself
Synonyms:
exaggerated; overdone; overstated
Classified under:
Similar:
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb exaggerate
Context examples:
An inherited deficiency of coagulation factor VIII characterized by the tendency to spontaneous or exaggerated post-traumatic hemorrhage.
(Hemophilia A, NCI Thesaurus)
The importance of this to Dr. J. can hardly be exaggerated.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Affected individuals exhibit short stature caused by rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, characteristic facies with frontal bossing and mid-face hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, limitation of elbow extension, genu varum, and trident hand.
(Achondroplasia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
His thoughts, his emotions, his passions, all were exaggerated and monstrous.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Ah,” she cried, with an affected and exaggerated start, “you know me, then?”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have generated new data on the genetic mechanisms associated with sepsis, which is an exaggerated inflammatory response of the body to infection.
(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)
As he dangled from the hook it was exaggerated and intensified until he was scarce human in his appearance.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This response is essential for the body’s protection, but its over-activation can cause widespread and exaggerated inflammation that can result in tissue damage, organ failure, and sometimes death.
(Drug might help treat sepsis, NIH)
Led by researchers at the University of Maryland's National-Socio Environmental Synthesis Center, the team found that the plague's effects, sometimes attributed to the fall of the Roman Empire, may have been exaggerated.
(Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?, National Science Foundation)
By contrast, they suggest overactive neurons could result in exaggerated simulation of what others might be thinking, which may play a role in social anxiety.
(‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners, University of Cambridge)
