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hyperbolism
[ hahy-pur-buh-liz-uhm ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌlɪz əm /
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noun
the use of hyperbole.
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How to use hyperbolism in a sentence
In spite of the exaggeration, hyperbolism, and excessiveness, the fabliaux embody an authentic, deep sense of realism.
Some allowance should be made, perhaps, for conventional hyperbolism of style, but vanity has as much to do with it as rhetoric.
He expressed this hyperbolism to allay some disappointment which his friend felt in not hearing him.
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