Understatement
[uhn-der-steyt-muh nt, uhn-der-steyt-] /ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt mənt, ˈʌn dərˌsteɪt-/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts:
The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation.
understatement
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is
understatement definition
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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