noun
- Plural of hyperbole; extreme exaggerations used for emphasis or effect in speech or writing.
Usage: Common in rhetoric, literature, and everyday speech; Used for dramatic or humorous effect
Examples
- The advertisement used hyperboles to make the product sound amazing.
- Her hyperboles about being starving made everyone laugh at dinner.
- The poet's hyperboles created vivid and memorable images.
- He told hyperboles about how cold it was outside—'colder than the Arctic!'
- Teenagers often use hyperboles when describing their problems to friends.
- The speech contained several hyperboles that exaggerated the company's achievements.
- Writers use hyperboles to add humor and emphasis to their stories.