hyperbole

The definition of hyperbole is a description that is exaggerated for emphasis.

(noun)

An example of hyperbole is saying you are so hungry you could eat a horse.

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See hyperbole in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally (Ex: He's as strong as an ox.)

Origin: L < Gr: see hyperbola

See hyperbole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin hyperbolē

Origin: , from Greek huperbolē, excess

Origin: , from huperballein, to exceed

Origin: : huper, beyond; see hyper-

Origin: + ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots

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