Exaggeration vs. Hyperbole
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Difference Between Exaggeration and Hyperbole
Exaggerationnoun
The act of heaping or piling up.
Hyperbolenoun
Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
Exaggerationnoun
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
Hyperbolenoun
(countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
Exaggerationnoun
A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Hyperbolenoun
A hyperbola.
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Exaggerationnoun
extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbolenoun
extravagant exaggeration
Exaggerationnoun
the act of making something more noticeable than usual;
the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardnessExaggerationnoun
making to seem more important than it really is
