Meaning of 大げさ in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 大げさ

おおげさ(oogesa) 【大げさ ·大袈裟】

(adj-na, n) grandiose; exaggerated
その老人はおおげさに言う傾向がある。
The old man tends to exaggerate.

おおげさにいう(oogesaniiu) 【大げさに言う】

It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.

He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.

彼かれは被害ひがいを大げさに言う。

He exaggerates the harm done.

彼かれは何でもなんでも大げさに言う傾向けいこうがある。

He has a tendency toward exaggeration.

小さいちいさいことを大げさに騒ぐさわぐ。

He makes a mountain out of a molehill.

The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.

You may depend upon it that the story is exaggerated.