► 動詞
膨らませる [ふくらませる] meaning: exaggerate rank: 1
☆ 彼は何でも話を膨らませる傾向に有る ⇨ He tends to inflate, exaggerate, stories with everything
膨らむ [ふくらむ] meaning: exaggerate rank: 1
☆ 話が膨らみ過ぎている ⇨ The story has been overblown
誇張 [こちょう] [誇張する] [liter] meaning: exaggerate rank: 2
☆ 彼の話は相当誇張されている ⇨ His story is pretty exaggerated
ばる [ばる] meaning: exaggerate rank: 4
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盛る [(2)もる] [coll] [peer] meaning: exaggerate rank: 4
☆ 年収を盛る人は多い ⇨ Many people overstate their income (☛ A newer usage)
誇称 [こしょう] [誇称する] meaning: exaggerate rank: 5
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► 名詞
大袈裟 [おおげさ] meaning: exaggerate rank: 2
☆ そんな大袈裟言うなよ ⇨ Don’t exaggerate like that
誇張 [こちょう] [liter] meaning: exaggerate rank: 2
☆ その話には相当誇張がある ⇨ That story contains a plenty of exaggeration
過言 [かごん] [過言ではない] meaning: exaggerate rank: 3
☆ 彼が国を救ったと言っても過言ではない ⇨ It is not an overstatement when you say he saved the country
誇大 [こだい] meaning: exaggerate rank: 3
☆ 誇大広告 ⇨ An exaggerated, false, advertisement
尾鰭 [(1)おひれ] [尾鰭が付く] meaning: exaggerate rank: 4
☆ その話には相当尾鰭が付いてるな ⇨ That story has been added with a lot of tail fins. It is really exaggerated, changed from the true story
誇大妄想 [こだいもうそう] meaning: exaggerate rank: 5
☆ 誇大妄想狂 ⇨ Delusion of grandeur. Megalomania
► 形容動詞
大袈裟 [おおげさ] meaning: exaggerate rank: 2
☆ あいつはなんでも大袈裟だ ⇨ He exaggerates everything
☆ そんなに大袈裟に騒ぐほどの事じゃないだろう ⇨ It is not the big deal that you make it out to be
☆ そんな大袈裟な！ ⇨ You’re exaggerating!
オーバー [(1)おーばー] [coll] meaning: exaggerate rank: 3
☆ そんなにオーバーに騒ぐな ⇨ Don’t exaggerate. Don’t make such a fuss (☛ From English “over”)