understatement

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  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.

Konzepte

Gegenteil von
auxesis, hyperbole, exaggeration, overstatement
Übersetzungen

affermazione inadeguata

υποτίμιση

υποτίμηση

υποτιμητική έκθεση

υποτιμητική ομιλία

peu dire

litotes

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From under- + statement or understate + -ment.

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