Overstatement - Dictionary Definition and Overview
Overstatement :  (noun)

1: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, magnification] [ant: understatement]

Based on WordNet 2.0
Overstatement : \O"ver*state"ment\, n. An exaggerated statement or account.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Overstatement
MarkRosch: @LawWriter "Game changer" is an Overstatement. Low accuracy on uncommon words & arbitrarily stops recording.
valdiskrebs: @jmpfaff is "manage" an Overstatement of what we are capable of affecting?
karenneves: @tomflem I think that would be meteorological Overstatement - and your natural Canadian contempt for the elements.
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