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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

(おお)げさgrandiose, exaggerated

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      exaggerated, overdone, overblown, hyperbolic, bombastic, grandiose

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    大げさ 【おおげさ】大袈裟 【おおげさ】

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      (かれ)(はなし)はいつも(おお)げさで、(しん)じられない。

      His stories are always exaggerated and unbelievable. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      (わたし)(おお)げさ(かざ)()けには(ひん)()いと(おも)います。

      I think there is no taste in grandiose decorations. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      子供(こども)のドッキリに(たい)して(おお)げさ(おどろ)いてみせました。

      I exaggeratedly pretended to be surprised at the child's prank. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      芸能人(げいのうじん)不倫(ふりん)について(おお)げさ()くような週刊(しゅうかん)()下品(げひん)です。

      Tabloids that write in a grandiose manner about celebrities' affairs are vulgar. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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      (おお)げさ(はなし)ではなく、詐欺(さぎ)(ぜん)財産(ざいさん)(うしな)ってしまう高齢(こうれい)(しゃ)(おお)くいます。

      This is not an exaggerated story, there are many elderly people who lose all their property due to fraud. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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