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It is not an overstatement to say that Obamacare was the single most important catalyst leading to the tea party movement.
David Limbaugh

Meaning of "overstatement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSTATEMENT

overstatement  [ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSTATEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overstatement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERSTATEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hyperbole

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally. Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, hyperbole is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton." Hyperbole makes the point that the bag was very heavy, though it probably does not weigh a ton. In rhetoric, some opposites of hyperbole are meiosis, litotes, understatement, lackluster, prosaic, dull and bathos.

Definition of overstatement in the English dictionary

The definition of overstatement in the dictionary is the act of an instance of exaggerating or stating something too strongly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSTATEMENT


abatement
əˈbeɪtmənt
affreightment
əˈfreɪtmənt
batement
ˈbeɪtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
debatement
dɪˈbeɪtmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
incitement
ɪnˈsaɪtmənt
indictment
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
instatement
ɪnˈsteɪtmənt
invitement
ɪnˈvaɪtmənt
misstatement
ˈmɪsˈsteɪtmənt
overcommitment
ˌəʊvəkəˈmɪtmənt
precommitment
ˌpriːkəˈmɪtmənt
rebatement
rɪˈbeɪtmənt
recommitment
ˌriːkəˈmɪtmənt
reinstatement
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtmənt
restatement
ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
understatement
ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSTATEMENT

overstaff
overstaffed
overstaffing
overstain
overstand
overstare
overstate
overstay
overstay one´s welcome
overstayer
oversteer
overstep
overstepped
overstepping
overstimulate
overstimulation
overstink
overstir
overstock
overstocked

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSTATEMENT

abonnement
advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of overstatement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERSTATEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overstatement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overstatement

Translation of «overstatement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSTATEMENT

Find out the translation of overstatement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overstatement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overstatement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夸大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exageración
570 millions of speakers

English

overstatement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overstatement
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المبالغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преувеличение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exagero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরঞ্জন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exagération
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu banyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Übertreibung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言い過ぎ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overstatement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá lời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरस्टेटेटमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abartı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un´esagerazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przesada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перебільшення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exagerare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oordrewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överskattning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overdriv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overstatement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSTATEMENT»

The term «overstatement» is regularly used and occupies the 103.337 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSTATEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overstatement

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3 QUOTES WITH «OVERSTATEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overstatement.
1
Fred Allen
What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement.
2
David Limbaugh
It is not an overstatement to say that Obamacare was the single most important catalyst leading to the tea party movement.
3
J. Robert Oppenheimer
In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSTATEMENT»

Discover the use of overstatement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overstatement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fraud Examination
Overstatement of Cash, Short-Term Investments, and Marketable Securities Overstatement of Receivables and ... or by Manipulating Intercompany Accounts or Transactions Overstatement of Intangible or Deferred Assets Identifying Asset  ...
W. Albrecht, Chad Albrecht, Conan Albrecht, 2011
2
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
Example 5-17 Analyzing the Effect of an Inventory Error on Net Income The overstatement of ending inventory in 2010 leads to an understatement of the 2010 cost of goods sold expense. Because cost of goods sold is understated, gross profit ...
Gary Porter, Curtis Norton, 2010
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The New Oxford Guide to Writing
The rhetorical name for overstatement is hyperbole, from a Greek word meaning " excess." Loosely speaking, there are two kinds of overstatement: comic and serious. Like caricature, comic hyperbole ridicules or burlesques by enlargement.
Thomas S. Kane, 1988
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Intermediate Accounting, , Problem Solving Survival Guide
(Solution = a.) QUESTION 13. (L.O. 5) The omission of the adjusting entry to record depreciation expense will result in an: a. overstatement of assets and an overstatement of owners' equity. b. understatement of assets and an understatement ...
Marilyn F. Hunt, Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, 2011
5
Accounting
First, note the differences reported for net income between the correctly and incorrectly stated inventory columns on the income statement. The overstatement of the ending merchandise inventory causes an understatement of the cost of goods ...
Peter J. Eisen, 2000
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Old Texts Through New Eyes
In considering the dilemmas of these two women, we should examine the use of overstatement as used by our Lord in His teaching techniques. Not only did Jesus avail Himself of this method, but also the Holy Spirit employs this procedure ...
Dallas R. Burdette, 2009
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Auditing: A Business Risk Approach
7-29 (LO 4) A test of inventory for overstatement provides corresponding evidence on: Cost of Goods Sold Revenue Accounts Payable a. Overstatement Overstatement Understatement b. Understatement Overstatement Overstatement c.
Larry Rittenberg, Karla Johnstone, Audrey Gramling, 2011
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Accounting Ethics: Crisis in accounting ethics
Use of sham trades to inflate revenues Restatement of numbers on 55 joint ventures Inflation of revenues through network capacity swaps Overstatement of revenue and understatement of expenses Fabrication of 80 percent of its sales ...
J. Edward Ketz, 2006
9
Federal Estate & Gift Taxes: Code & Regulations: Including ...
6659(c)] (c) Valuation Overstatement Defined. — For purposes of this section, there is a valuation overstatement if the value of any property, or the adjusted basis of any property, claimed on any return is 150 percent or more of the amount  ...
Cch Tax Law Editors, 2008
10
Innovating Analytics: How the Next Generation of Net ...
of Detractors Discourage % of 9s and 105 Here's an example of how the detractor overstatement is derived. If company A has 30 percent detractors as defined by NPS (the percentage of one to six ratings to the recommend question), and it ...
Larry Freed, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSTATEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overstatement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Partnership promising tool for enhancing water supply
That the integrated plan is building infrastructure for the next century is no overstatement; many of the current reservoirs and canals in use ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
2
Critical Mass Super or superficial?
... assert that the Eagles are the greatest rock band in history. Though that might seem to be a laughable overstatement, true believers abound. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
The Observer view on Nikkei's purchase of the Financial Times
Why is it that Toshiba's gross overstatement of earnings over several years has only now come to light? It was the FT, not Nikkei, which ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Toshiba's woes show how PC sales slump is squeezing big tech firms
... to close or sell its PC business, where sales have been sagging over the past five years, and which was one source of the overstatement. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Martin van Creveld: Our armies become pussycats, part 2
As even the most superficial inquiry will show, to say that the ideas in question always made themselves felt would be a gross overstatement. «Fabius Maximus website, Jul 15»
6
Courts in crisis: Overhaul of NSW judicial system sought to ease …
“From the evidence we believe it is not an overstatement to say that (higher courts hearing serious criminal) proceedings have major systemic ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Leaked Slides Expose Intel's Next Line of Processors: Skylake
Hardly an overstatement when you look at what Intel is supposedly working on. Skylake Slide 1 Leak. Skylake Slide 2 Leak. Skylake Slide 3 ... «Techaeris, Jul 15»
8
Lufthansa's Eurowings goes to America; will the pilots unions allow …
It is something of an overstatement to describe Germanwings as a success, but clearly the hopes of the future are firmly pinned on the “Euro” ... «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
9
First Niagara Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results
... branch consolidations and third-party professional fees incurred in connection with the overstatement of allowance resulting from mid-level ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
10
Born and raised in metro Atlanta, Father Greg Goolsby built career …
That would be an overstatement. But it is an elegant farmhouse.” #The Atlanta native enjoys talking about his family and shares stories of times ... «newtoncitizen, Jul 15»

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