Overstatement
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An exaggerated statement; an overcharged account or recital.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An exaggerated statement or account.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
An
exaggeration
; a
statement
in excess of what is reasonable.
noun.
The tendency to
overstate
.
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noun.
making to seem more important than it really is
Word Usage
"That overstatement is being cultivated to get more control of environmental and social issues."