noun
making to seem more important than it really is
• Syn: ↑exaggeration, ↑magnification
• Ant: ↑understatement
• Derivationally related forms: ↑magnify (for: ↑magnification), ↑overstate, ↑exaggerate (for: ↑exaggeration)
• Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception
Useful english dictionary. 2012.