इंग्रजी

hyperbole

gb/haɪpˈɚbəli/ us/haɪpˈɚbəli/
C1 इंग्रजी
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम C1 abstract
1

deliberate exaggeration for effect

An obvious exaggeration used to make something sound stronger or more dramatic.

वापर नमुना: [something] is hyperbole; use hyperbole; a hyperbole about [something]
सामान्य चूक:
Don’t use it for any lie or mistake; hyperbole is usually obvious and not meant to be believed literally.
समानार्थी शब्द
exaggeration (Broader and more general; may be intentional or not.) | overstatement (Often suggests stating something as larger/stronger than it is, sometimes in a serious tone.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
understatement (Deliberately presenting something as less important or intense than it really is.) | literal statement (Meant to be understood exactly as said, without exaggeration.)
सहप्रयोग
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
विषय
language |communication |writing |rhetoric
उदाहरणे
  • When he said he waited a million years, it was obvious hyperbole.
  • The ad is full of hyperbole, but the product is actually pretty ordinary.
  • Her speech used hyperbole to highlight how serious the problem felt.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • “I’m starving” is often hyperbole.
  • That was hyperbole, not a fact.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
hyperbole
IPA
GB/haɪpˈɚbəli/
US/haɪpˈɚbəli/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
hy - per - bole (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (per)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
  • Base: hyperbole
  • Plural: hyperbole, hyperboles
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
hyperboles noun
Core family
hyperbolic adjective
Related words
exaggeration noun B2 exaggerate verb B1 exaggerated adjective overstatement noun
Negative and opposite forms
understatement noun
Advanced or less common
hyperbolically adverb hyperbolize verb
वाक्प्रचार

no hyperbole

1
/nˈoʊ haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase informal

said to stress truthfulness

Used to say: “I’m not exaggerating.”

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

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.”

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

without hyperbole

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/wɪðˈaʊt haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase formal

not exaggerating

Used to say something is true and not exaggerated.

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

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