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hyperbole
hyperbole /haɪˈpɜː.bəl.i/ aep /-ˈpɝː-/ noun [U] FORMAL
► F0 a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc. than they are: » The blurb on the back of the book was full of the usual hyperbole - 'enthralling', 'fascinating' ,and so on.Thesaurus+: ↑Exaggerating and playing down , ↑Praising and applaudinghyperbolic /ˌhaɪ.pəˈbɒl.ɪk/ aep /-pɚˈbɑː.lɪk/ adjective
► F0» hyperbolic rhetoricThesaurus+: ↑Exaggerating and playing down , ↑Praising and applauding |