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overstatement noun [ ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtm(ə)nt ]

• the action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration.
• "a classic piece of overstatement"
Similar: exaggeration, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, overplaying, dramatization, colouring, embroidery, embellishment, enhancement, inflation, extravagance, hyperbole, excessiveness, overestimation, overvaluation, aggrandizement,
Opposite: restraint,


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