Hyperbole
nOne word substitutionRoot wordWord familyPronunciationSSC PYQ × 7/haɪpˈərbəliː/ · हाइपर्बली
Exaggerated claims, not meant to be taken literally
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
A way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller or worse than it actually is.
deliberate exaggeration
अतिशयोक्ति, प्रभाव के लिए जानबूझकर बढ़ा चढ़ाकर कहना
अतिशयोक्ति
Saying he waited a hundred years is hyperbole.
The advertisement is pure hyperbole.
'I have told you a million times' is a hyperbole.
Daily use: Hyperbole hai ye, itna bura nahi hua.
Hyper + बोली = ऊँचे-ऊँचे बोल। ‘Hyper बोली यानी ऊँचे बोल’ — बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कही बात जिसे शब्दशः नहीं लेना। उच्चारण ‘हाइपर-बली’।
Split it as hyper + ‘boli’ (speech): hyper, over-the-top talk. His line: ‘hyper boli yaani oonche bol’ — tall claims not meant to be taken literally. Note the sound: hy-PER-bo-lee.
Hyperbole = अतिशयोक्ति; understatement इसका उल्टा है और exaggerate इसी भाव की verb।
Hyperbole means exaggeration; understatement is its opposite, and exaggerate is the related verb.