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/huy perr"beuh liz'euhm/, n.the use of hyperbole.[1645-55; HYPERBOLE + -ISM]
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hyperbolism
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Hyperbolism — Hy*per bo*lism, n. [Cf. F. hyperbolisme.] The use of hyperbole. Jefferson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolism — index overstatement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hyperbolism — [hī pʉr′bə liz΄əm] n. 1. the use of hyperbole 2. a hyperbolic statement … English World dictionary
hyperbolism — noun a) The use of hyperbole b) An instance of hyperbole Syn: exaggeration, overstatement … Wiktionary
hyperbolism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of exaggerating: exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement, tall talk. See INCREASE … English dictionary for students
hyperbolism — hy·per·bo·lism … English syllables
hyperbolism — /haɪˈpɜbəlɪzəm/ (say huy perbuhlizuhm) noun the use of hyperbole …
hyperbolism — hīˈpərbəˌlizəm, pə̄b , pəib noun ( s) Etymology: hyperbole + ism : hyperbole … Useful english dictionary
overstatement — I noun aggrandizement, amplification, boasting, coloring, distortion, elaboration, embroidery, enlargement, exaggerated statement, exaggeration, expansion, extravagance, extravagancy, falsification, hyperbole, hyperbolism, inflated statement,… … Law dictionary
amplification — Synonyms and related words: access, accession, accomplishment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, adjunct, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, aggravation, ampliation, annoyance, appreciation, ascent, augmentation,… … Moby Thesaurus
