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Meanings of hyperbole in English

Russian
гипербола
Portuguese
exagero
Spanish
hiperbole
Catalan
hipèrbole

Rhetorical device.

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      Usage of hyperbole in English
      1
      Beneath the hyperbole, however, is a good book waiting to get out.
      The Guardian
      2
      A natural expert in hyperbole, he had not exaggerated in the least.
      The Lion of Petra
      3
      In any given year, annual teacher conventions are no strangers to hyperbole.
      The Irish Times
      4
      It was also a year of half-truths, hyperbole, blunders, and broken promises.
      Wired
      5
      That is objective fact; as a Vulcan, I am incapable of hyperbole.
      Reuters
      6
      Even from politicians, such language this time bears no trace of hyperbole.
      The Guardian
      7
      She had learned, long ago, that LA newscasters were masters of hyperbole.
      Come out tonight
      8
      The last statement was hyperbole, but Quinn knew better than to object.
      By reason of insanity
      9
      It is a mere rhetorical figure-whatthey call in the books, hyperbole.
      Jude the Obscure
      10
      This wouldn't be hyperbole in terms of injuries on a footy field.
      News.com.au
      11
      It's not hyperbole to say that nobody really does stand-up like him.
      The Irish Times
      12
      It might be loaded with hyperbole, but something is definitely happening here.
      The Irish Times
      13
      He sat down again in confusion at having been led into hyperbole.
      Jaffery
      14
      So when we say the class was pandemonium we're using hyperbole to-
      Spellwright
      15
      I know that these kinds of corporate presentations are prone to hyperbole.
      Leviathan Wakes
      16
      The hyperbole of Juliet seemed to be verified with respect to them.
      Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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      Ireland
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      United Kingdom
      Less common
      United States of America
      Less common