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un⋅der⋅state
[uhn-der-steyt] 
dərˈsteɪt
–verb (used with object), -stat⋅ed, -stat⋅ing.
| to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster. |
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| un·der·state·ment (ŭn'dər-stāt'mənt, ŭn'dər-stāt'-) n.
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Understatement
Un"der*state`ment\, n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : understatement
Spanish:
atenuación; subestimación,
German:
die Untertreibung,
Japanese:
控え目の表現
understatement
A form of irony in which something is intentionally represented as less than it is: “Hank Aaron was a pretty good ball player.”
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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