understatement

• اسم يدل على قول أو عبارة تُصغِّر عمدًا من importance أو جدية أو حجم شيء ما، وغالبًا ما يُستعمل لإحداث أثر ساخر أو مفارقة. ويشمل أيضًا أسلوب التعبير هذا نفسه.

A noun referring to a statement that deliberately makes something seem less important, serious, or extreme than it actually is, often for ironic effect.

1. Restrained or ironic statementB2formal

   A statement that deliberately makes something seem less important, serious, or extreme than it actually is, often for ironic effect.

   التقليل من الشأن

   • Saying 'it's a bit chilly' during a blizzard is a classic understatement.
   • Calling the massive earthquake 'a minor disturbance' was a huge understatement.
   • To say he was slightly upset after losing his job is an understatement.

   المرادفاتlitotesmeiosis

   الأضدادexaggerationhyperboleoverstatement