English
hyperbolism
From hyperbole + -ism.
Formed from hyperbole + -ism
Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω ‘to throw over or beyond (a mark), to overshoot’
Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή ‘excess, exaggeration’
Latin hyperbolē ‘exaggeration, hyperbole’
Middle English iperbole
English hyperbole
Today it means
noun The use of hyperbole
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperbolism