understatement
/ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/ sustantivo C1En español: frivolización, mesura, comedimiento
- A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect. · A master of understatement
- An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement. · Now that's an understatement.
- An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
Plural understatements
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