hyperbole
/hy-PUR-buh-lee/noundeliberately exaggerated statements not meant literally
“'Best pizza in the universe' is standard menu hyperbole.”
- Synonyms
- exaggeration, overstatement
- Antonyms
- understatement, litotes
- Root
- hyper- (over)
- Memory hook
- hyper (over) + bole (throw): a claim thrown too far.
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