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Noun Concept
Categories: Public relations techniques, Rhetorical techniques
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understatement  Understating
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A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said WordNet 3.0
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A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Understatement is an expression of lesser strength than what the speaker or writer actually means or than what is normally expected. Wikipedia
Stylistic device Wikidata
An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information. Wiktionary
IS A
statement
rhetorical device
HAS KIND
litotes
ANTONYM
exaggeration
DERIVATION
understate
OPPOSITE OF
hyperbole
USES
minimization
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wikidata Alias
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