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hyperliteralism

hyperliteralism noun: the phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.

Noun

hyperliteralism (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.

Origin of hyperliteralism

From hyper- + literal + -ism.

Questions about hyperliteralism

What does hyperliteralism mean?
Hyperliteralism means the phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.
What part of speech is hyperliteralism?
Hyperliteralism is a noun.

Words near hyperliteralism in the dictionary

  1. hyperlipoproteinemia
  2. hyperlipoproteinemias
  3. hyperlipoproteinemic
  4. hyperliteracy
  5. hyperliteral
  6. hyperliteralism
  7. hyperliterally
  8. hyperliterary
  9. hyperliterate
  10. hyperliterature
  11. hyperload

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