hyperbole
gb/haɪpˈɚbəli/ us/haɪpˈɚbəli/
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Αγγλικά
túlzás, hiperbola
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
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Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is hyperbole; use hyperbole; a hyperbole about [something]
When he said he waited a million years, it was obvious hyperbole.
Amikor azt mondta, hogy egymillió évet várt, az nyilvánvaló túlzás volt.
The ad is full of hyperbole, but the product is actually pretty ordinary.
A reklám tele van túlzásokkal, de a termék valójában elég hétköznapi.
Her speech used hyperbole to highlight how serious the problem felt.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
“I’m starving” is often hyperbole.
Az, hogy „éhen halok”, gyakran csak túlzás.
That was hyperbole, not a fact.
Az túlzás volt, nem tény.
Συχνό λάθος:
Don’t use it for any lie or mistake; hyperbole is usually obvious and not meant to be believed literally.
Σημασία
deliberate exaggeration for effect
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a bit of hyperbole
|a touch of hyperbole
|pure hyperbole
|a piece of hyperbole
|comic hyperbole
|wild hyperbole
|dramatic hyperbole
|rhetorical hyperbole
|use hyperbole
|resort to hyperbole
Συνώνυμα
exaggeration (Broader and more general; may be intentional or not.)
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overstatement (Often suggests stating something as larger/stronger than it is, sometimes in a serious tone.)
Αντώνυμα
understatement (Deliberately presenting something as less important or intense than it really is.)
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literal statement (Meant to be understood exactly as said, without exaggeration.)
Θέματα
language
|communication
|writing
|rhetoric
Ορισμός
An obvious exaggeration used to make something sound stronger or more dramatic.
An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally, used to emphasize a point or create a strong impression.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
hyperbole
IPA
GB/haɪpˈɚbəli/
US/haɪpˈɚbəli/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hy - per - bole (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (per)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: hyperbole
- Plural: hyperbole, hyperboles
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
hyperboles
noun
Core family
hyperbolic
adjective
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
understatement
noun
Advanced or less common
hyperbolically
adverb
hyperbolize
verb
Εκφράσεις
no hyperbole
1/nˈoʊ haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase
informal
said to stress truthfulness
Used to say: “I’m not exaggerating.”
Παραδείγματα
- No hyperbole, that was the best meal I’ve had all year.
- No hyperbole: the venue was packed within minutes.
- No hyperbole, he worked on it every single day for a month.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- No hyperbole, it was amazing.
that’s not hyperbole
1/ðˈæts nˈɑt haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase
insists statement is literal
Used to say: “I really mean it; I’m not exaggerating.”
Παραδείγματα
- It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and that’s not hyperbole.
- She carried the team for months—no one else came close, and that’s not hyperbole.
- I’ve read it five times this year; that’s not hyperbole.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I was shaking— that’s not hyperbole.
without hyperbole
1/wɪðˈaʊt haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase
formal
not exaggerating
Used to say something is true and not exaggerated.
Παραδείγματα
- Without hyperbole, this policy will affect millions of people.
- She is, without hyperbole, one of the most influential scientists of her generation.
- The project was, without hyperbole, a turning point for the company.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Without hyperbole, it changed my life.