1. Expressed in a way that makes something seem much greater, worse, or more important than it actually is; exaggerated.
Usage: common in everyday speech and writing
2. Of, relating to, or having the form of a hyperbola (a type of curve in mathematics).
Usage: mathematics, geometry

Examples

• She gave a hyperbolic account of the accident, claiming it was the worst thing that had ever happened.
• His hyperbolic language made even minor problems sound like catastrophes.
• The hyperbolic curve is one of the conic sections studied in advanced mathematics.
• Don't take his complaints seriously—he tends to be hyperbolic about everything.
• The hyperbolic shape of the satellite's orbit was calculated by the engineers.
• That's a hyperbolic statement; the movie wasn't actually the best thing ever made.