overstatement Syllabification: (o·ver·state·ment)Pronunciation: /ˌōvərˈstātmənt/Translate overstatement | into German | into Italian Definition of overstatement noun the action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration:a classic piece of overstatement to describe the show as a success would be an overstatementoverstatement in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of overstatement in the British & World English dictionary