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understatement
noun(un-der-state-ment)
a statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is : a statement that understates something; also : the act of understating something or the practice of making such statements
understatement
noun(un-der-state-ment)
the avoidance of obvious emphasis or embellishment : an understated condition, appearance, etc.
understatement
noun phrase(un-der-state-ment)
—used of a statement that makes something seem much smaller, much less important, etc., than it really is

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