hyperbole
/haɪˈpɜːbəli/noun
उच्चारण हाइपर्बली
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noun
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a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound bigger, better or worse than it really is
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- 'I have told you a million times' is hyperbole.
- The advertisement was full of hyperbole.
- Saying you are dying of hunger is simple hyperbole.
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- The poet uses hyperbole to show the depth of his love.
- Advertisers often rely on hyperbole to sell their goods.
Synonyms exaggeration overstatement
Opposite understatement litotes
◇Word family
hyperbolic adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Four syllables, /haɪˈpɜːbəli/, not 'hyper-bowl'.
चार syllables हैं: /haɪˈpɜːbəli/।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Figures of speech asked with it: simile, metaphor, personification, irony, oxymoron, understatement.
इसके साथ पूछे जाने वाले अलंकार: simile, metaphor, personification, irony, oxymoron, understatement।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Deliberate exaggeration for effect.
'प्रभाव के लिए जानबूझकर बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।