υπερβολή — meaning in English
ypervoli
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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 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 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
- noun An amount beyond what is normal, necessary, or allowed.
- noun Overindulgence, especially in eating or drinking.
- adjective More than what is normal or allowed.