a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, more dangerous, etc. than it really is 夸张 The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole. 这部电影的所有夸张宣传都在宣传中。 He’s not usually given to hyperbole. 他通常不夸张。
WordfinderTopics Languagec2, Literature and writingc2Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē ‘excess’ (from huper ‘above’ + ballein ‘to throw’).