Definition of hyperbole in English:

hyperbole

noun hʌɪˈpəːbəlihaɪˈpərbəli

mass noun

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
夸张法
he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles
mass noun you can't accuse us of hyperbole
Example sentencesExamples
- It's safe to say that hyperbole is the stuff of both poetry and protest movements.
- Pack up the breathless hyperbole and just point us in the direction of better gear.
- Whether Alice actually wanted to put a hospital in the casino or the claim is merely gossipy hyperbole is unclear.
- We see this in the recurrence of his favourite rhetorical figures of paradox and hyperbole.
- In a literary world filled with emotionalism and hyperbole, there are a few guiding stars.
- Real tragedies do not need hyperbole, for they are intrinsically hyperbolic.
- In any other case this might sound like directorial hyperbole, but Lloyd has reason to be confident.
- It is impossible to create a responsible ethical and policy debate in a climate of hyperbole.
- Having said that let us not get carried away in hyperbole and rhetoric.
- Such hyperbole deadens the sensitivity to moral distinctions in public discourse.
- According to the narrator, fierce would be hyperbole for even the bravest of hobbits.
- They generally strike me as hyperbole that works to insult but not really to enlighten.
- Behind every food scare, there is a barrage of claims and counter-claims, hyperbole and damage limitation.
- He's using exaggeration and hyperbole to be entertaining - lots of writers do that.
- The instances are inconspicuous, but do make for a slight forcing of the effect towards hyperbole.
- Chandler's similes and sarcastic hyperboles are full of attitude in the contemporary New York sense.
- Similarly, claims about the potential of the Internet are usually overstated and often hyperbole.
- In return I can offer you glory, fame and a hatful of hyperbole.
- But this exclamation is hyperbole; we are not speaking in literal seriousness.
- He should then appreciate the fine line between Churchillian rhetoric and hyperbole.
Synonyms
exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery, embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill
informal purple prose, puffery

Derivatives

hyperbolical

adjective ˌhʌɪpəˈbɒlɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpərˈbɑlək(ə)l

Even if one goes so far as to say that the use of flashlight powder is ‘dangerous’, it is hyperbolical to describe it as ‘extra-hazardous’.
Example sentencesExamples
- But in neither of those propositions does one find the "I" which, for Descartes, was the necessary bastion against hyperbolical doubt.
- According to the publisher's hyperbolical publicity, the book covers ‘every aspect’ of Western medical history.
- Her portrait of her runaway ex-husband Tadeusz is equally hyperbolical.
- Earlier this year a legendary figure in the hyperbolical world of ‘supermarket’ tabloids, the inimitable Eddie Clontz, died.

hyperbolically

adverbˌhʌɪpəˈbɒlɪk(ə)li

The poem opens hyperbolically with an image of an innocent young nymph who spends her days reclining in the grass.
Example sentencesExamples
- Heat capacity increased linearly with temperature for ice and hyperbolically for supercooled water.
- Beck was once, somewhat hyperbolically, cited as our generation's Bob Dylan.
- Even Roger Ebert, who hyperbolically called it the worst film he'd ever seen at the festival, has given his upward-thumb to this renovated version.
- But his account of the possibilities for response to this inheritance is hyperbolically overblown.

hyperbolism

noun hʌɪˈpəːbəlɪz(ə)mhaɪˈpərbəˌlɪzəm

This, of course, is expressed in poetry in which hyperbolism, exaggeration, is the fundamental law.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is no hyperbolism that the campaign period is the most critical and sensitive stage in any presidential and parliamentary elections.
- Like the Caroline poets of his epoch, Brome's use of rhetorical hyperbolism is also linked to the eye of the one who beholds.
- As a result, in some places the images have an overwrought, almost drunken hyperbolism.
- At the time when the novel appeared, this apocalyptical chapter must have seemed to be the boundary of hyperbolism.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola).

Definition of hyperbole in US English:

hyperbole

nounhaɪˈpərbəlihīˈpərbəlē

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
夸张法
he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles
mass noun you can't accuse us of hyperbole
Example sentencesExamples
- It is impossible to create a responsible ethical and policy debate in a climate of hyperbole.
- Behind every food scare, there is a barrage of claims and counter-claims, hyperbole and damage limitation.
- The instances are inconspicuous, but do make for a slight forcing of the effect towards hyperbole.
- Real tragedies do not need hyperbole, for they are intrinsically hyperbolic.
- In any other case this might sound like directorial hyperbole, but Lloyd has reason to be confident.
- In a literary world filled with emotionalism and hyperbole, there are a few guiding stars.
- Chandler's similes and sarcastic hyperboles are full of attitude in the contemporary New York sense.
- Pack up the breathless hyperbole and just point us in the direction of better gear.
- In return I can offer you glory, fame and a hatful of hyperbole.
- They generally strike me as hyperbole that works to insult but not really to enlighten.
- Whether Alice actually wanted to put a hospital in the casino or the claim is merely gossipy hyperbole is unclear.
- Similarly, claims about the potential of the Internet are usually overstated and often hyperbole.
- He should then appreciate the fine line between Churchillian rhetoric and hyperbole.
- It's safe to say that hyperbole is the stuff of both poetry and protest movements.
- We see this in the recurrence of his favourite rhetorical figures of paradox and hyperbole.
- But this exclamation is hyperbole; we are not speaking in literal seriousness.
- Such hyperbole deadens the sensitivity to moral distinctions in public discourse.
- Having said that let us not get carried away in hyperbole and rhetoric.
- He's using exaggeration and hyperbole to be entertaining - lots of writers do that.
- According to the narrator, fierce would be hyperbole for even the bravest of hobbits.
Synonyms
exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery, embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola).

词汇	hyperbole
释义	Definition of hyperbole in English: hyperbole noun hʌɪˈpəːbəlihaɪˈpərbəli mass noun Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 夸张法 he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles mass noun you can't accuse us of hyperbole Example sentencesExamples It's safe to say that hyperbole is the stuff of both poetry and protest movements. Pack up the breathless hyperbole and just point us in the direction of better gear. Whether Alice actually wanted to put a hospital in the casino or the claim is merely gossipy hyperbole is unclear. We see this in the recurrence of his favourite rhetorical figures of paradox and hyperbole. In a literary world filled with emotionalism and hyperbole, there are a few guiding stars. Real tragedies do not need hyperbole, for they are intrinsically hyperbolic. In any other case this might sound like directorial hyperbole, but Lloyd has reason to be confident. It is impossible to create a responsible ethical and policy debate in a climate of hyperbole. Having said that let us not get carried away in hyperbole and rhetoric. Such hyperbole deadens the sensitivity to moral distinctions in public discourse. According to the narrator, fierce would be hyperbole for even the bravest of hobbits. They generally strike me as hyperbole that works to insult but not really to enlighten. Behind every food scare, there is a barrage of claims and counter-claims, hyperbole and damage limitation. He's using exaggeration and hyperbole to be entertaining - lots of writers do that. The instances are inconspicuous, but do make for a slight forcing of the effect towards hyperbole. Chandler's similes and sarcastic hyperboles are full of attitude in the contemporary New York sense. Similarly, claims about the potential of the Internet are usually overstated and often hyperbole. In return I can offer you glory, fame and a hatful of hyperbole. But this exclamation is hyperbole; we are not speaking in literal seriousness. He should then appreciate the fine line between Churchillian rhetoric and hyperbole. Synonyms exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery, embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill informal purple prose, puffery Derivatives hyperbolical adjective ˌhʌɪpəˈbɒlɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpərˈbɑlək(ə)l Even if one goes so far as to say that the use of flashlight powder is ‘dangerous’, it is hyperbolical to describe it as ‘extra-hazardous’. Example sentencesExamples But in neither of those propositions does one find the "I" which, for Descartes, was the necessary bastion against hyperbolical doubt. According to the publisher's hyperbolical publicity, the book covers ‘every aspect’ of Western medical history. Her portrait of her runaway ex-husband Tadeusz is equally hyperbolical. Earlier this year a legendary figure in the hyperbolical world of ‘supermarket’ tabloids, the inimitable Eddie Clontz, died. hyperbolically adverbˌhʌɪpəˈbɒlɪk(ə)li The poem opens hyperbolically with an image of an innocent young nymph who spends her days reclining in the grass. Example sentencesExamples Heat capacity increased linearly with temperature for ice and hyperbolically for supercooled water. Beck was once, somewhat hyperbolically, cited as our generation's Bob Dylan. Even Roger Ebert, who hyperbolically called it the worst film he'd ever seen at the festival, has given his upward-thumb to this renovated version. But his account of the possibilities for response to this inheritance is hyperbolically overblown. hyperbolism noun hʌɪˈpəːbəlɪz(ə)mhaɪˈpərbəˌlɪzəm This, of course, is expressed in poetry in which hyperbolism, exaggeration, is the fundamental law. Example sentencesExamples It is no hyperbolism that the campaign period is the most critical and sensitive stage in any presidential and parliamentary elections. Like the Caroline poets of his epoch, Brome's use of rhetorical hyperbolism is also linked to the eye of the one who beholds. As a result, in some places the images have an overwrought, almost drunken hyperbolism. At the time when the novel appeared, this apocalyptical chapter must have seemed to be the boundary of hyperbolism. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola). Definition of hyperbole in US English: hyperbole nounhaɪˈpərbəlihīˈpərbəlē Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 夸张法 he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles mass noun you can't accuse us of hyperbole Example sentencesExamples It is impossible to create a responsible ethical and policy debate in a climate of hyperbole. Behind every food scare, there is a barrage of claims and counter-claims, hyperbole and damage limitation. The instances are inconspicuous, but do make for a slight forcing of the effect towards hyperbole. Real tragedies do not need hyperbole, for they are intrinsically hyperbolic. In any other case this might sound like directorial hyperbole, but Lloyd has reason to be confident. In a literary world filled with emotionalism and hyperbole, there are a few guiding stars. Chandler's similes and sarcastic hyperboles are full of attitude in the contemporary New York sense. Pack up the breathless hyperbole and just point us in the direction of better gear. In return I can offer you glory, fame and a hatful of hyperbole. They generally strike me as hyperbole that works to insult but not really to enlighten. Whether Alice actually wanted to put a hospital in the casino or the claim is merely gossipy hyperbole is unclear. Similarly, claims about the potential of the Internet are usually overstated and often hyperbole. He should then appreciate the fine line between Churchillian rhetoric and hyperbole. It's safe to say that hyperbole is the stuff of both poetry and protest movements. We see this in the recurrence of his favourite rhetorical figures of paradox and hyperbole. But this exclamation is hyperbole; we are not speaking in literal seriousness. Such hyperbole deadens the sensitivity to moral distinctions in public discourse. Having said that let us not get carried away in hyperbole and rhetoric. He's using exaggeration and hyperbole to be entertaining - lots of writers do that. According to the narrator, fierce would be hyperbole for even the bravest of hobbits. Synonyms exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery, embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola).
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