hyperbole

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

hy·per·bo·le

H0356300 (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.

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[Latin hyperbolē, from Greek huperbolē, excess, from huperballein, to exceed : huper, beyond; see hyper- + ballein, to throw; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots.]

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

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]

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

hyperbole

1. The deliberate use of exaggeration in order to create an effect.2. Use of exaggeration for emphasis.

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hyperbole - extravagant exaggeration exaggerationfigure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

hyperbole

noun exaggeration, hype (informal), overstatement, enlargement, magnification, amplification The debate was carried on with increasing rhetorical hyperbole.

hyperbole

nounThe act or an instance of exaggerating:exaggeration, hyperbolism, overstatement, tall talk.

Translations

гиперболаутрирование