Definitions

1. adjective

exaggerated or extravagant in speech or writing; characterized by or given to exaggeration.

“The politician’s hyperbolic claims about the economy’s growth were widely criticized.”

2. noun

a phrase or expression that is exaggerated or extravagant.

“His hyperbole about the size of the crowd was amusing but not believable.”

3. noun

a rhetorical trope in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.

“The poet used hyperbole to describe the beauty of the sunset.”