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Definition of Overexaggerated
1. overexaggerate [v] - See also: overexaggerate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overexaggerated
Literary usage of Overexaggerated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly (1921)
"... consistencies of the Celt and the lofty overexaggerated dreams of the Teuton.
The cathedral of Tours does not aspire to the impossible. ..."
2. An Introduction to Social Psychology by Charles Abram Ellwood (1917)
"The nations of Europe, on the other hand, may seem in some cases to have
overexaggerated their place and importance; but even their governments are far from ..."
3. Psychology by Burtis Burr Breese (1917)
"Some of the mental processes may become overexaggerated and overbalance the
self-structure. The disturbances may manifest themselves on the emotional, ..."
4. Natural Education by Winifred d'Estcourte Sackville Stoner (1914)
"These are white indeed and seldom do harm unless they lead to overexaggerated
statements as the child grows into manhood. He should be taught that the ..."
5. Great Ghost Stories by Joseph L. French (1918)
"... predictions of Serapion, and I had commenced to believe that his fears and my
own terrors were overexaggerated, when one night I had a strange dream. ..."
6. Report of the Philippine Commission to the President by United States Philippine Commission, Jacob Gould Schurman, George Dewey, Elwell Stephen Otis, Charles Denby, Dean Conant Worcester (1900)
"I do not think that anatomical examinations have been made in the hospital, and
I think it possible that they have overexaggerated the prevalence in and ..."
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