Ingles

hyperbole

gb/haɪpˈɚbəli/ us/haɪpˈɚbəli/
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deliberate exaggeration for effect

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

Padron ng paggamit: [something] is hyperbole; use hyperbole; a hyperbole about [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Don’t use it for any lie or mistake; hyperbole is usually obvious and not meant to be believed literally.
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
understatement (Deliberately presenting something as less important or intense than it really is.) | literal statement (Meant to be understood exactly as said, without exaggeration.)
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 tema
language |communication |writing |rhetoric
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • “I’m starving” is often hyperbole.
  • That was hyperbole, not a fact.
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
exaggeration noun B2 exaggerate verb B1 exaggerated adjective overstatement noun
Negative and opposite forms
understatement noun
Advanced or less common
hyperbolically adverb hyperbolize verb
Mga ekspresyon

no hyperbole

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/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.

that’s not hyperbole

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/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.

without hyperbole

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/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.

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