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[おお()··]
oogesa
na adjective, noun

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oogesa

English Meaning(s) for 大げさ

na adjective, noun
  1. grandiose; exaggerated

Definition and Synonyms for 大げさ

Overstated represented as greater than is true or reasonable
Synonyms: たいそう, オーバー, おどろおどろしい, 事々しい, 仰々しい, 仰山, 大きい, 大げさ, 大仰, 物々しい, 誇大
Exuberant unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Synonyms: あまり, むやみ, やたら, たいそう, むやみやたら, 余る, 大げさ, ご大層, 法外, 甚だしい, 過分, 過剰, 過大, 過度, 過当

Meanings for each kanji in 大げさ

» large; big

Stroke Order Diagrams for 大げさ

Sample Sentences for 大げさ

I apologized profusely for my being late.
The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.
He has a tendency toward exaggeration.
He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.

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