understatement
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/ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt/
noun
R
A way of saying something that makes it sound less extreme than it really is.
Saying it was a little cold is an understatement.
조금 춥다고 말하는 것은 대강적인 언급이다.
R
The act of making something seem less significant or serious than it actually is.
His casual attitude is an understatement of the situation's severity.
그의 여유로운 태도는 상황의 심각성을 대강적으로 언급한 것이다.
translation
저조한 표현, 저조한 태도
어형 변화
Plural
understatements