understatement
🇺🇸
/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.
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.
translation
A way of saying something that makes it sound less extreme than it really is.; The act of making something seem less significant or serious than it actually is.
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Plural
understatements