understatement

• Substantivo que designa uma afirmação que minimiza deliberadamente a importância, a gravidade ou a dimensão de algo, frequentemente para obter um efeito irônico. Também se refere à figura de linguagem em que se atenua uma ideia em vez de expressá-la diretamente.

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.

   Eufemismo atenuante

   • 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.

   Sinônimoslitotesmeiosis

   Antônimosexaggerationhyperboleoverstatement