(A) U.S. battleship sent by President McKinney to Havana, Cuba to protect American citizens and property; February 15, 1898 an explosion destroyed it and killed about 260 of the 350 American sailors and officers on board; the U.S. yellow press blamed it on Spanish mined but the true cause of the explosion is a mystery
(B) A war between Spain and the U.S. in 1898 that lasted only 4 months; fought in Cuba and the Philippines
(C) ** Represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
(D) Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
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Concept note-1: -Meaning of exaggerate in English. to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is: The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated. Don’t exaggerate-it wasn’t that expensive.
Concept note-2: -exaggeration. noun. a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is.
Concept note-3: -Exaggeration (also called hyperbole) is a literary technique which involves over emphasising something to cause a more effective response in the reader.