Definition of Hyperbole

1. Noun. Extravagant exaggeration.

Exact synonyms: Exaggeration
Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Derivative terms: Exaggerate, Hyperbolic, Hyperbolize

Definition of Hyperbole

1. n. A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.

Definition of Hyperbole

1. Noun. Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device. ¹

2. Noun. Deliberate exaggeration. ¹

3. Noun. An instance or example of this technique. ¹

4. Noun. (countable obsolete) A hyperbola. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hyperbole

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperbole

hyperbeats
hyperbenthic
hyperbenthos
hyperbetalipoproteinaemia
hyperbetalipoproteinemia
hyperbike
hyperbikes
hyperbilirubinaemia
hyperbilirubinaemias
hyperbilirubinemia
hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
hyperbilirubinemias
hyperbola
hyperbolae
hyperbolas
hyperbole (current term)
hyperboles
hyperbolic
hyperbolic cosine
hyperbolic function
hyperbolic geometry
hyperbolic navigation system
hyperbolic plane
hyperbolic planes
hyperbolic polynomial
hyperbolic sine
hyperbolic space
hyperbolic spaces
hyperbolic tangent
hyperbolical

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