hyperbolic

• Bezeichnet eine Sprache oder Aussage, die absichtlich übertrieben ist, um einen Effekt zu erzielen, und nicht wörtlich gemeint ist; in der Mathematik eine Hyperbel betreffend.

Describes language or statements that are deliberately exaggerated for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

1. Exaggerated or overstatedB2formal

   Describing something that is deliberately exaggerated for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

   Übertrieben

   • His hyperbolic claims about the product's benefits were not believable.
   • The movie's hyperbolic reviews made it sound better than it actually was.
   • She used hyperbolic language to emphasize her point.

   Synonymeexaggeratedextravagantextremehigh-flowninflatedmagnifiedoverblownoverstated

   Antonymeliteralunderstated

2. C1formalscientific

   Of or relating to a hyperbola, a type of curve in geometry.

   hyperbolisch

   • The hyperbolic function is used in advanced mathematics.
   • The graph of a hyperbolic curve has two separate branches.
   • Hyperbolic geometry is a non-Euclidean geometry.