hyperbole

//haɪˈpɜːrbəli//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Noun

hyperboleSingular
hyperbolesPlural
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A figure of speech involving exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or rhetorical effect.

When she said she was so hungry she could eat a horse, she was using hyperbole.

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