understatement.
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.
Meaning & usage
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
An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
Now that's an understatement.
An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
Where this word comes from
From under- + statement or understate + -ment.
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