hyperbolic

The definition of hyperbolic is something that has been exaggerated or enlarged beyond what is reasonable.

(adjective)

An example of something that would be described as hyperbolic is a reaction by a person that is completely out-of-proportion to the events occurring.

See hyperbolic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, having the nature of, or using hyperbole; exaggerated or exaggerating
of, or having the form of, a hyperbola
designating or of any of a set of six functions (, , etc.) related to the hyperbola in a manner similar to that by which the trigonometric functions are related to the circle

Origin: LL hyperbolicus < Gr hyperbolikos < hyperbolē: see hyperbola

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See hyperbolic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or employing hyperbole.
Mathematics
a. Of, relating to, or having the form of a hyperbola.
b. Of or relating to a geometric system in which two or more lines can be drawn through any point in a plane and not intersect a given line in the plane.
c. Of or relating to a hyperbolic function: hyperbolic cosine.

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