Hypobole
a drastic understatement. the opposite of hyperbole.
to say that the weather in los angeles “isn’t bad” is hypobole.
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(noun) the opposite of hyperbole. a gross under-exaggeration that can’t possibly be true.
a hypobole: i think i scored a negative 55 on that geography quiz.
as opposed to “hyperbole,” “hypobole” is an understatement.
student’s poem: “superman is okay.”
teacher: “you just used the literary device of hypobole.”
see: the opposite of hyperbole.
the only thing i could use to describe the way michigan played today is absurd hypobole
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