LingakuFrequency rank: 6,017. – 6,022.
- exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much
- misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much
- misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
This meaning refers to an expression that exaggerates the truth or represents something in an inflated manner. It can be used in both serious and humorous contexts when a statement stretches reality.
It is not appropriate to express his success as an exaggeration.
This meaning indicates a mistake in speech, where something is said incorrectly, whether accidentally or due to misunderstanding. It often refers to verbal errors that can lead to confusion or unintended implications.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かごん過言ではないnot an exaggerationかごん過言をのべる述べるto make an overstatementそれはかごん過言だthat's an exaggerationかごん過言をさける避けるto avoid exaggerationかごん過言がおおい多いto have many exaggerationsかごん過言にすぎない過ぎないto be nothing more than an exaggerationかごん過言をみとめる認めるto admit to exaggerationかごん過言をゆう言うto say too muchかごん過言をれいせい冷静にかんがえる考えるto think calmly about the exaggeration
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
It is not too much to say that health is above wealth.
It is not too much to say that time once lost can never be recovered.