UNDERSTATEMENT

understatement

(noun) a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

understatement (usually uncountable, plural understatements)

An incomplete statement, particularly

(uncountable, rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect; meiosis.

An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.

An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

Synonyms

• (rhetorical device): meiosis

Antonyms

• (generally): overstatement

• (rhetorical device): See hyperbole

Hyponyms

• (rhetorical device, stating something by denying its opposite): litotes

• (instance of its use, extreme brevity): laconism

Source: Wiktionary

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Un"der*state`ment, n.

Definition: The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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