Understatement Definition
ŭndər-stātmənt, ŭndər-stāt-
noun
A disclosure or statement that is less than complete.
Wiktionary
Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
American Heritage
Restraint in artistic expression.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- underestimate
- restraint
- litotes
- distortion
- avoidance of overemphasis or exaggeration
- restrained statement
- modest statement
- less than the truth
- underestimation
- belittlement
- oversimplification
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Understatement
Noun
Singular:
understatement
Plural:
understatements
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