English Explanatory Dictionary

hyperbolism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of hyperbole
  2. An instance of hyperbole
  3. A blow-up of a curve at a point.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hyperbolism hyperbolisms

Etymology

From hyperbole + -ism.

Synonyms

exaggeration overstatement
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