hyperbole
/haɪˈpɜːbəli/·하이퍼볼리·noun
exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
GreekCEFR C1
Root
Greek 'hyper-' (over) + 'ballein' (to throw)
Greek hyperbole (a throwing beyond, excess) → Latin hyperbole → English hyperbole (15th c., as rhetorical term)
In a word
Greek hyper- (over) + ballein (to throw). 'A throwing beyond the boundary'. The hyper family attaches to anything 'past the limit' — hyperbole (a throwing of speech past the mark = exaggeration), hyperbola (the curve in mathematics that throws beyond), hyperactive (overly active), hypertension (blood pressure past the line), hypertext (text thrown past the page = web link). A browser's "hyperlink" and rhetoric's "hyperbole" both came from the same two Greek pieces.
Examples
"I told you a million times" is hyperbole.
Marketing often uses hyperbole.
His praise was sheer hyperbole.
Related
hyperbolichyperbolahyper-hypertexthyperactive