Word of the Day: Hyperbole

hy·per·bo·le

noun \hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē\

: language that describes something as better or worse than it really is

Full Definition of HYPERBOLE

:  extravagant exaggeration (as “mile-high ice-cream cones”)

— hy·per·bo·list  noun

Examples of HYPERBOLE

1. <“enough food to feed a whole army” is a common example of hyperbole>
2. Four decades later we’re all blabbermouths, adrift on a sea of hyperbole, shouting to be heard. —Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated, 1 Apr. 2002

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