hyperbole

Meaning

exaggeration, hyperbole

Concepts

hyperbole

exaggeration

overstatement

Synonyms

superlatio

hyperbola

nimietas

Translations

hyperbole

hipérbole

Hyperbel

iperbole

hyperbool

hipérbole

hipèrbole

υπερβολή

Übertreibung

abartma

exagération

esagerazione

overdrijving

exagero

Pronounced as (IPA)

[hyˈpɛr.bɔ.ɫeː]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). Doublet of New Latin hyperbola.