overstatement

/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪtmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts."
"It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece."
"She had a knack for overstatement."

From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.

overstatements (plural)

understatement

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How do you pronounce overstatement?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪtmənt/.

What does overstatement mean?

Where does overstatement come from?

From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.

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