Definitions For Overexaggerate

Verb

{{en-verb}} To exaggerate, to overstate excessively. : "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-" : "I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!"

Usage notes

Since exaggerate already denotes excess, overexaggerate is considered redundant and therefore proscribed by some authorities.2009, Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis, Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice For The Grammatically Challenged

Etymology

from over + exaggerate, perhaps specifically influenced by overstate and/or overdo.