hyperbole
pronunciation
How to pronounce hyperbole in British English:
UK [haɪˈpɜ:bəli]
How to pronounce hyperbole in American English:
US [haɪˈpɜrbəli]
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- Noun:
- extravagant exaggeration
Word Origin
- hyperbole (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin hyperbole, from Greek hyperbole "exaggeration, extravagance," related to hyperballein "to throw over or beyond," from hyper- "beyond" + bole "a throwing, a casting, the stroke of a missile, bolt, beam," from bol-, nominative stem of ballein "to throw" (see ballistics). Rhetorical sense is found in Aristotle and Isocrates.
Example
- 1. Mr murdoch was unwise to indulge in adolescent hyperbole .
- 2. Hyperbole in le bourget press release statements is nothing new .
- 3. Hyperbole aside , such claims are not that far-fetched .
- 4. Despite the hyperbole , the fight over health care is vital .
- 5. Rather than size , a more apt hyperbole might be world 's most pleasant loo .