understatement

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

understatements

1.
(rhetoric, uncountable, usually)A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
A master of understatement
Đồng nghĩa: meiosis
2.
(countable, usually)An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
Now that's an understatement.
Đồng nghĩa: trivialization
3.
(uncountable, usually)An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

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Đồng nghĩa

meiosis trivialization

Trái nghĩa

auxesishyperbole exaggeration overstatement

Cùng gốc / liên quan

misunderstatementdo a lot of worklitoteto say the least

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Nguồn gốc từ

From under- + statement or understate + -ment.