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大げさ

大袈裟

Reading

Kana: おおげさ
Romaji: oogesa
Kana
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Definition

1

grandiose; exaggerated

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケ、 カ
Meaning: a coarse camlet
Readings: サ、 シャ
Meaning: Buddhist surplice

Example Sentences

(かれ)被害(ひがい)(おお)げさに()う。
➥He exaggerates the harm done.
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(わたし)(おく)れたことを(おお)げさに()びた。
➥I apologized profusely for my being late.
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その(はなし)はきっと(おお)げさに(つた)えられているのだ。
➥You may depend upon it that the story is exaggerated.
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(ちい)さいことを(おお)げさに(さわ)ぐ。
➥He makes a mountain out of a molehill.
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(かれ)(なに)でも(おお)げさに()傾向(けいこう)がある。
➥He has a tendency toward exaggeration.
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マスコミが(なに)もかも(おお)げさに()いたてたのです。
➥The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
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