Liialdatud

Liialdatud is an Estonian adjective meaning exaggerated or overstated, used to describe statements, numbers, or descriptions that exceed what the available evidence supports. It signals that the extent or seriousness of something has been increased beyond what is warranted by facts.

Morphology and derivation: Liialdatud is the past passive participle form of the verb liialdama, which means to exaggerate or overstate. The related noun liialdus denotes excess or overstatement. As an adjective, liialdatud agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case and can be used both attributively (liialdatud väide) and predicatively (Väide on liialdatud).

Usage: The term is common in journalism, political commentary, and academic discourse when assessing claims, estimates, or descriptions. It is frequently employed to characterize improperly underestimated uncertainty or inflated statistics. In everyday language, it may appear in phrases such as liialdatud väide (an exaggerated claim) or liialdatud numbrid (exaggerated figures).

Examples:

- See leke tal on liialdatud väide.

- Arvud olid liialdatud, mis tekitas valearusaama loo lõpus.

- Avalduse hinnangut peetakse liialdatud ja skeptitsism on asjakohane.

See also: liialdama, liialdus.