Hyperbole (Noun)
Meaning
Extravagant exaggeration.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The coach told his team that they would be so exhausted after the practice that they would need to be carried out on stretchers, but it was clear that this was just hyperbole.
- He said that the concert was the most incredible experience of his life and that the band had played for over a million hours, a claim that was clearly an example of hyperbole.
- Her aunt claimed to have told the same story over a billion times, which the children recognized as an obvious case of hyperbole.
- When his sister asked how his day was, he responded with characteristic hyperbole, claiming that he had moved mountains and walked on water.
- The restaurant owner said that their newest dessert was so good that people would come from all around the world just to taste it, which many considered a deliberate example of hyperbole.