Exaggeration
61hyperbole — /huy perr beuh lee/, n. Rhet. 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as to wait an eternity. Cf. litotes. [1520 30; < Gk hyperbolé excess, exaggeration,… …
62Minimisation (psychology) — For other uses, see Minimisation. Minification redirects here. For the programming technique, see Minification (programming). Minimisation is a type of deception[1] involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial …
63caricature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. burlesque, travesty; sketch. v. t. satirize, take off, distort. See ridicule, imitation, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burlesque, exaggeration, cartoon; see parody , ridicule . See Synonym… …
64embellishment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Decoration] Syn. ornament, adornment, frill; see decoration 1 , 2 . 2. [Exaggeration] Syn. embroidery, hyperbole, elaboration; see exaggeration 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [em BEL ish ment]… …
65hyperbole — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. overstatement, metaphor, distortion; see exaggeration . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [hi PUR bul ee] an exaggeration, often used in figures of speech. * I m so hungry I could eat an elephant* is a… …
66Satire — This article is about the genre. For the mythological creature, see satyr. Satires redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch, a ground breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal… …
67Holocaust denial — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …
68Literary technique — A literary technique (also, literary device, procedure or method) is any element or the entirety of elements a writer intentionally uses in the structure of their work.[1] It can be for example an identifiable rule of thumb, a convention, a… …
69Battle of Thermopylae — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Thermopylae partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The site of the battle today. date=August 480 BC cite journal|title=Herodotus and the Dating of the Battle of Thermopylae|journal=The Classical… …
70Media coverage of the Arab–Israeli conflict — This article is part of the Arab Israeli conflict series. History Views on the conflict …
