understatement

/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/

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Çeviriler

isim

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. isim 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”

  2. isim An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.

    “Now that's an understatement.”

  3. isim An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

Eş anlamlılar

meiosis trivialization

Zıt anlamlılar

auxesis hyperbole exaggeration overstatement

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