Ex-ăg'ger-ā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. exaggeratio, Sp. exageracion, Fr. exagération, It. esagerazione.]

1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] “Exaggeration of sand.” Hale.
2. A representation beyond the truth; hyperbole. They felt no need of exaggeration of what they saw. I. Taylor.
3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor, and the like.