hyperliteralism
The phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literalThe phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.
Origin
From hyper- + literal + -ism.From hyper- + literal + -ism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable