how to pronounce hyperbole

/haɪˈpɝbəˌliː/

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hyperbole is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of hyperbole in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that kind of hyperbole in which he often …”

meanings of hyperbole

noun:

Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
An instance or example of such overstatement.
A hyperbola.

hyperbole frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hyperbole occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hyperbole can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hyperbole can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to hyperbole

hyperbola