hyperbole
English
/haɪˈpɝːbəli/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
- (countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
- (countable) A hyperbola.
Etymology
Derived from Latin hyperbolē derived from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (excess, exaggeration).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὑπερβολή
Gloss
excess, exaggeration
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihyperbolic English
- hyperbola English
- hyperbolic English
- hyperbolically English
- hyperbolicity English
- hyperbolism English
- hyperbolist English
- hyperbolize English
- nonhyperbolic English
- pseudohyperbolic English
- quasihyperbolic English
- subhyperbolic English
- ultrahyperbolic English
- hyperbole Latin
- hyperbolē Latin
- hiperbolikus Hungarian
- hyperbool Dutch, Flemish
- гипе́рбола Russian
- ὑπερβάλλω Ancient Greek
- ὑπερβολή Ancient Greek
- ὑπερβολικός Ancient Greek
- hipearbóil Irish
- hipearbóileacht Irish
- υπερβολή Greek (modern)