hyperbole [hahy-pur-buh-lee]
Rhetoric. obvious and intentional exaggeration; rhetoric [ret-er-ik]. the undue use of exaggeration or display; intention [in-ten-shuhn] an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result; exaggerate [ig-zaj-uh-reyt] to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately