"hyperliteralism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: hyper- + literal + -ism Etymology templates: {{affix|en|hyper-|literal|-ism}} hyper- + literal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hyperliteralism (uncountable)
  1. The phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal. Tags: uncountable

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