Definition of HYPERBOLE

hyperbole

Meanings

Plural: hyperboles

Noun

  • extravagant exaggeration
  • Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
  • An instance or example of such overstatement.
  • A hyperbola.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English iperbole, yperbole, from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-). Doublet of hyperbola.

Antonyms

understatement

Scrabble Score: 19

hyperbole is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hyperbole is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hyperbole is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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