hyperbole
gb/haɪpˈɚbəli/ us/haɪpˈɚbəli/
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Ingles
túlzás, hiperbola
PANGNGALAN
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Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
“I’m starving” is often hyperbole.
Az, hogy „éhen halok”, gyakran csak túlzás.
That was hyperbole, not a fact.
Az túlzás volt, nem tény.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Don’t use it for any lie or mistake; hyperbole is usually obvious and not meant to be believed literally.
Kahulugan
deliberate exaggeration for effect
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
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.)
Mga tema
language
|communication
|writing
|rhetoric
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
hyperbole
IPA
GB/haɪpˈɚbəli/
US/haɪpˈɚbəli/
Mga pantig at diin
hy - per - bole (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (per)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: hyperbole
- Plural: hyperbole, hyperboles
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
hyperboles
noun
Core family
hyperbolic
adjective
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
understatement
noun
Advanced or less common
hyperbolically
adverb
hyperbolize
verb
Mga ekspresyon
no hyperbole
1/nˈoʊ haɪpˈɚbəli/
fixed phrase
informal
said to stress truthfulness
Used to say: “I’m not exaggerating.”
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.”
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Without hyperbole, it changed my life.