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hyperbole

noun

NAmE//haɪˈpərbəli//

[uncountable, countable, usually singular]

a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, dangerous, etc. than it really is synonym exaggeration The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole. He's not usually given to hyperbole.

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