Hyperbole
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device. Deliberate exaggeration. An instance or example of this technique. A hyperbola.
Example sentence: The crew on 'Three Bilboards,' by the way, is one of the best I've ever worked with. And that's not hyperbole.
Exaggeration
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of heaping or piling up.The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Example sentence: Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.