understatement

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

affermazione inadeguata

litote

understatement

Opposto di

auxesis, hyperbole, exaggeration, overstatement

sinonimi

underestimation

belittlement

debasement

decrease

decrement

deflation

depletion

derogation

deterioration

detraction

devaluation

diminution

disparagement

litotes

mitigation

reduction

shrinkage

abatement

disparagment

Traduzioni

litote

Untertreibung

υποτίμιση

euphémisme

Unterbewertung

μείωση

υποτίμηση

υποτιμητική έκθεση

υποτιμητική ομιλία

adoucissement

peu dire

litotes

understatement

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From under- + statement or understate + -ment.