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Understatement   /ˈəndərstˌeɪtmənt/   Listen
Understatement

noun
1.
A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.





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"Understatement" Quotes from Famous Books



... one is much charmed with its constant understatement of romantic and perilous incidents and conditions. But the original penciled pages show that, even in copying, the strong bent of the writer to be brief has often led to the exclusion of facts that enhance the interest of exciting situations, ...
— Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War • Various


Words linked to "Understatement" :   understate, statement, litotes, meiosis, overstatement


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