understatement

Significat (Anglès)

1. (rhetoric, uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (countable, usually) An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
3. (uncountable, usually) An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

Conceptes

eufemisme

atenuació

lítote

Oposat a

auxesis, hyperbole, exaggeration, overstatement

Sinònims

underestimation

belittlement

debasement

decrease

decrement

deflation

depletion

derogation

deterioration

detraction

devaluation

diminution

disparagement

litotes

mitigation

reduction

shrinkage

abatement

disparagment

Traduccions

litote

Untertreibung

υποτίμιση

affermazione inadeguata

euphémisme

υποτιμητική ομιλία

adoucissement

peu dire

litote

understatement

litotes

understatement

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From under- + statement or understate + -ment.