ETYM Latin, from Greek, prop., an overshooting, excess, from Greek, to throw over or beyond; hyper over + ballein to throw. Related to Parable, Hyperbola.
Extravagant exaggeration; SYN. exaggeration.
Impression by extravagant exaggeration.
Extravagant rhetorical exaggeration.
Figure of speech; the Greek name suggests “going over the top”. When people use hyperbole, they exaggerate, usually to emphasize a point (“If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a thousand times not to do that”).