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hyperbolic

[ hahy-per-bol-ik ]

adjective

  1. having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
  2. using hyperbole; exaggerating.
  3. Mathematics.
    1. of or relating to a hyperbola.
    2. derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function.


hyperbolic

/ ˌɪəˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a hyperbola
  2. rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈDZ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • p·DZi·· adverb
  • ԴDzh··DZi adjective
  • ԴDzh··DZi· adjective
  • ԴDzh··DZi··ly adverb
  • i·p·DZi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolic1

1640–50; hyperbole or hyperbol(a) + -ic
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Rubio, like most in the Trump administration, uses hyperbolic and accusatory language towards his victims, calling them "lunatics."

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But that caveat is drowned out by the hyperbolic and highly gendered language that frames empathy as emasculating.

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So there's pressure to perform gender in hyperbolic ways, to the point where they look like cartoon versions of "man" and "woman," instead of regular people.

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Even though these claims were mostly shown to be hyperbolic and false, the government perpetuated them in public statements and in court.

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"I found it hyperbolic, totally overglamourising the work, and it felt like it was talking down to women," she said.

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