hyperbole
/haɪˈpɜːrbəli/
EN
A figure of speech that uses extreme, intentional exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect, rather than literal meaning.
I've told you a million times to clean your room uses hyperbole to emphasize frustration.
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek 'hyperbolē', meaning 'excess', from the verb 'hyperballein' which combines 'hyper' (over) and 'ballein' (to throw). It entered English usage in the 15th century.
Translations
简体中文
夸张,夸张修辞法
繁體中文
誇張,誇張修辭法
日本語
誇張,誇張表現
한국어
과장,과장법
Deutsch
Übertreibung,Hyperbel
Español
hipérbole,exageración
Português
hipérbole,exagero
Français
Tiếng Việt
phép nói quá,cường điệu
Related Words
metaphorsimileexaggerationrhetoric