1. Plural of hyperbole; extreme exaggerations used for emphasis or effect in speech or writing.
Usage: Common in rhetoric, literature, and everyday speech; Used for dramatic or humorous effect

Examples

• The advertisement used hyperboles to make the product sound amazing.
• Her hyperboles about being starving made everyone laugh at dinner.
• The poet's hyperboles created vivid and memorable images.
• He told hyperboles about how cold it was outside—'colder than the Arctic!'
• Teenagers often use hyperboles when describing their problems to friends.
• The speech contained several hyperboles that exaggerated the company's achievements.
• Writers use hyperboles to add humor and emphasis to their stories.