counterexaggeration

noun

An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.

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Meanings

nouncounterexaggeration (countable and uncountable, plural counterexaggerations)

plural counterexaggerations

  1. countableuncountableAn exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.

Origin

From counter- + exaggeration.

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APA

counterexaggeration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterexaggeration

MLA

“counterexaggeration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterexaggeration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterexaggeration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterexaggeration.

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