Meanings
plural overstatements
- countableuncountableAn exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.
1 more example
It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.
1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmaking to seem more important than it really is
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish przesada, hiperbola
- przesadanoun
- hiperbolanoun
Spanish sobreestimación, supervaloración
- sobreestimaciónnoun
- supervaloraciónnoun
Cite this entry
overstatement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstatement
“overstatement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstatement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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