υπερβολή — meaning in English

English meaning

• exaggeration noun A statement or description that overstates the truth, making something seem bigger or more extreme than it is.
• excess noun An amount beyond what is normal, necessary, or allowed.
• extravagance noun Spending far more money than is necessary or reasonable.
• hyperbola noun A conic section produced where a cone is cut by a plane that also crosses the cone's base and does not merely touch the cone's surface. The curve y(x) = 1/x is an example of a hyperbola.
• hyperbole noun Exaggeration used for effect, not meant to be taken literally.
• overkill noun Far more force, effort, or resources than a situation actually calls for.

Senses

υπερβολή is used for these senses in English:

• exaggeration The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
• excess The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
• extravagance Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
• hyperbola (geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
• hyperbole (uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.

excess — full definition

1. noun An amount beyond what is normal, necessary, or allowed.
2. noun Overindulgence, especially in eating or drinking.
3. adjective More than what is normal or allowed.

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