Definition of Understatement in English :
Define Understatement in English
Understatement meaning in English
Meaning of Understatement in English
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Understatement pronunciation in English
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Understatement
see synonyms of understatementNoun
1. understatement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Understatement
see synonyms of understatementnoun
the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is
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Understatement
see synonyms of understatementn.
1. A disclosure or statement that is less than complete.
2. Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
3. Restraint in artistic expression.
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