<![CDATA[Understatement]]>The act of understating, or the condition of being understated;that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

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]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/269453https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/269453Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:44:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Understatement on Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:24:07 GMT]]>a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements:

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  • expressing with restraint or lack of emphasis, usually used for an [ironic' or [rhetorical] effect.

    • 2.basically a figure of speech that writers use to subtly make a situation less important or serious than it really is.

    ]]>    https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/56802https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/56802Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:18:49 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to Understatement on Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:18:49 GMT]]>to state to weakly, or without emphasis

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