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Hyperbole

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Definition

Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.

Synonyms & similar words

exaggeration exaggeration overstatement embellishment amplification magnification embroidery stretch caricature overemphasis dramatization overplaying aggrandizement flamboyance grandiosity inflation overkill rhetoric excess extravagance outrageousness

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