Associations to the word «Hyperbole»
Noun
- Exaggeration
- Metaphor
- Irony
- Sarcasm
- Extravagance
- Absurdity
- Paradox
- Satire
- Sniper
- Oriental
- Rhetoric
- Humor
- Praise
- Enthusiasm
- Speech
- Statement
- Emphasis
- Phrase
- Poster
- Comparison
- Ingredient
- Reader
- Poet
- Sentiment
- Mood
- Context
- Speaker
- Mccoy
- Emotion
- Tale
- Wisdom
- Figure
- Historian
- Claim
- Use
- Beauty
- Reality
- Truth
- Love
- Self
- Critic
- Author
- Pride
- Style
- Fact
- Account
- Sense
- Pre
- Word
Adjective
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Wiktionary
HYPERBOLE, noun. (uncountable) (rhetoric) (literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
HYPERBOLE, noun. (countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
HYPERBOLE, noun. (countable) (obsolete) A hyperbola.
Dictionary definition
HYPERBOLE, noun. Extravagant exaggeration.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.