ex·ag·ger·a·tion
/iɡˌzajəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: exaggeration; plural noun: exaggerations
a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
"it would be an exaggeration to say I had morning sickness, but I did feel queasy"
synonyms: overstatement, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, aggrandizement; More
dramatization, elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole, overkill, gilding the lily
"his testimony was a laughable mix of contradiction and exaggeration"
•the action of making statements that represent something as better or worse than it really is.
"he was prone to exaggeration"