English / word
hyperbole
noun B2MEANING IN ENGLISH
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
In context
01
Saying 'I am starving to death' is an obvious hyperbole.
02
Saying he could run a thousand miles in a day is pure hyperbole.
Synonyms
exaggeration,overstatement,magnification
Antonyms
understatement,literalness,meiosis
Collocations
pure hyperbole,use hyperbole,classic hyperbole