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Meaning
Noun
●
In Literature, Rhetoric & Figures of speech:
Deliberate or
unintentional
overstatement
,
particularly
extreme
overstatement
.
●
An
instance
or
example
of such overstatement.
●
A hyperbola.
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Origin
hyperbole
English
hyperbole
Latin
ὑπερβολή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Understatement
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Fearmongering
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