Overexaggerate vs Overexaggerated - What's the difference?
overexaggerate | overexaggerated |
To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
(overexaggerate)
To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
As verbs the difference between overexaggerate and overexaggerated
is that overexaggerate is to exaggerate, to overstate excessively while overexaggerated is past tense of overexaggerate.overexaggerate
English
Verb
(overexaggerat)- "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! I mean, Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"
- "I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!"
Usage notes
As exaggerate'' already denotes excess, ''overexaggerate'' is considered redundant and therefore proscribed by some authorities.2009 , Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis, ''Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice For The Grammatically ChallengedReferences
overexaggerated
English
Verb
(head)overexaggerate
English
Verb
(overexaggerat)- "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! I mean, Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"
- "I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!"