Hyperboles - English meaning

noun

The process of increasing the volume of sound, especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

Even without amplification, her voice carries to the farthest corners

noun

Amplification makes music or other sounds louder

Usage examples:

Electronic amplification, the horror lies in the violence itself, which needs no amplification.

noun

A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.

Usage examples:

Architectural embellishments

noun

Something added to make another thing more beautiful or interesting, or the process of doing this

Usage examples:

The architect was asked to add some sculptural embellishments to the building design., she's a no-n…

noun

The art or pastime of embroidering cloth.

Usage examples:

My mother decided i should learn embroidery

noun

The activity of decorating cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures sewn directly onto the material, or a pattern or picture created in this way

Usage examples:

[ u ] she's really good at embroidery.

noun

A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

Usage examples:

It would be an exaggeration to say i had morning sickness, but i did feel queasy

noun

The fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

Usage examples:

Sal estimates over 60 people were there but i think that's a slight exaggeration., [ + to infinitiv…

noun

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?

adjective

Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Usage examples:

Trim any excess fat off the meat

noun

An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

Usage examples:

They both eat to excess (= a lot more than they need)., the company’s losses are in excess of (= mo…

noun

The action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified.

Usage examples:

The lines are only visible under high magnification

noun

The act of making something look larger than it is, or the degree to which it does look larger

noun

Excessive use, treatment, or action.

Usage examples:

Animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill

noun

Much more of something than is needed or suitable

Usage examples:

Running so fast with the competition so far behind might seem like overkill, but that’s gardner.

verb

Give undue importance to; overemphasize.

Usage examples:

He thinks the idea of a special relationship between sitter and artist is much overplayed

noun

The action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration.

Usage examples:

A classic piece of overstatement

noun

A statement that something is larger, more important, or more serious than it really is

Usage examples:

An internal inquiry into accounting irregularities revealed a $70m overstatement by a subsidiary co…

noun

Exaggerated or false praise.

Usage examples:

His puffery actually was not far from the truth

noun

The act of praising someone or something too much in a way that is not sincere

Usage examples:

It's usually easy to tell the difference between sales puffery and fact., his book avoids academic …