# overstatement

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,756

## Definitions
1. An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
2. The tendency to overstate.

## Etymology
From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overstatement