understatement

• Substantiv, das eine Aussage bezeichnet, die die Bedeutung, Schwere oder das Ausmaß von etwas absichtlich herunterspielt, oft um einen ironischen Effekt zu erzielen.

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.

   Untertreibung

   • 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.

   Synonymelitotesmeiosis

   Antonymeexaggerationhyperboleoverstatement