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hyperbole

Bombastic vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

bombastic | hyperbole |


As an adjective bombastic

is showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.

As a noun hyperbole is

extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Figurative vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

figurative | hyperbole |


As an adjective figurative

is metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".

As a noun hyperbole is

extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Trope vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

trope | hyperbole |


As nouns the difference between trope and hyperbole

is that trope is (literature) something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales similar to archetype and but not necessarily pejorative while hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

As a verb trope

is to use, or embellish something with a trope.

Hyperbole vs Overkill - What's the difference?

hyperbole | overkill |


As nouns the difference between hyperbole and overkill

is that hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device while overkill is (literally) a destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

As a verb overkill is

to destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

Onomatopoeia vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

onomatopoeia | hyperbole |


In uncountable terms the difference between onomatopoeia and hyperbole

is that onomatopoeia is the property of a word of sounding like what it represents while hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration.

In countable terms the difference between onomatopoeia and hyperbole

is that onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss" while hyperbole is an instance or example of this technique.

Fallacy vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

fallacy | hyperbole |


As nouns the difference between fallacy and hyperbole

is that fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception while hyperbole is extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Hyperbole vs Kitties - What's the difference?

hyperbole | kitties |


As nouns the difference between hyperbole and kitties

is that hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device while kitties is .

Ostentation vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

ostentation | hyperbole |


As nouns the difference between ostentation and hyperbole

is that ostentation is ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause while hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Facetious vs Hyperbole - What's the difference?

facetious | hyperbole |


As an adjective facetious

is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

As a noun hyperbole is

extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Hyperbole vs Sensationalist - What's the difference?

hyperbole | sensationalist |


As nouns the difference between hyperbole and sensationalist

is that hyperbole is extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device while sensationalist is one who indulges in sensational behavior or action.

As an adjective sensationalist is

sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention).

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