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hyperbole
an exaggeration used as a figure of speech: That dog’s so ugly its face could stop a clock.
Not to be confused with:
hyperbola – a plane curve having two branches
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
hy·per·bo·le
(hī-pûr′bə-lē)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
[Latin hyperbolē, from Greek huperbolē, excess, from huperballein, to exceed : huper, beyond; see hyper- + ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
hyperbole
(haɪˈpɜːbəlɪ)
n
(Rhetoric) a deliberate exaggeration used for effect: he embraced her a thousand times.
[C16: from Greek: from hyper- + bolē a throw, from ballein to throw]
hyˈperbolism n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hy•per•bo•le
(haɪˈpɜr bə li)
n., pl. -les.
1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” Compare litotes.
[1520–30; < Greek hyperbolḗ overshooting, excess, n. derivative of hyperbállein to throw beyond, exceed =hyper- hyper- + bállein to throw]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
hyperbole
1. an obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “She’s as big as a house.” Cf. litotes. — hyperbolic, adj.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
hyperbole
1. The deliberate use of exaggeration in order to create an effect.
2. Use of exaggeration for emphasis.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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