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understatement

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt/

Traduction: Nom désignant une affirmation qui minimise volontairement l'importance, la gravité ou l'ampleur de quelque chose, souvent pour produire un effet ironique.

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noun

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt/C1formal
  • frNom désignant une affirmation qui minimise volontairement l'importance, la gravité ou l'ampleur de quelque chose, souvent pour produire un effet ironique.

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.

    frLitote

    • 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.

    Synonymeslitotesmeiosis

    Antonymesexaggerationhyperboleoverstatement

Formes
  • understatements plural form
  • understatements' possessive plural form
  • understatement's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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