HYPERBOLE

Hyperbole

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

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hyperbole

Noun

  1. Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
  2. Deliberate exaggeration.
  3. An instance or example of this technique.
  4. A hyperbola.


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