hyperbool

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) hyperbola
2. (feminine, masculine) hyperbole

Concepts

hyperbola

hyperbole

exaggeration

magnification

overstatement

Synonyms

overdrijving

Translations

Hyperbel

hyperbole

υπερβολή

hipérbole

hipérbole

iperbole

Übertreibung

esagerazione

exagero

hipérbola

exagération

hipèrbole

hyperbole

exageración

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɦi.pərˈboːl/

Etymology

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