different between exaggeration vs dramatic

English

Etymology

From Latin exaggeratio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæd?????e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ex?ag?ger?a?tion

Noun

exaggeration (countable and uncountable, plural exaggerations)

1. The act of heaping or piling up.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Synonyms

• overstatement
• hyperbole

Antonyms

• trivialization
• understatement

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• dramatick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (dramatikós), from ????? (drâma, “drama, play”), from ???? (drá?, “I do, accomplish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???mæt?k/

Adjective

dramatic (comparative more dramatic, superlative most dramatic)

1. Of or relating to the drama.
2. Striking in appearance or effect.
3. Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.

Derived terms

• nondramatic

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??????? (doramatikku)

Translations

Further reading

• "dramatic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 109.

Romanian

Etymology

From French dramatique, from Latin dramaticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dra?ma.tik/

Adjective

dramatic m or n (feminine singular dramatic?, masculine plural dramatici, feminine and neuter plural dramatice)

1. dramatic

Declension

Further reading

• dramatic in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)