understatement
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt//
- États-Unis//ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt//
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.
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- 1
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.
A master of understatement
And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.
- 2
An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
Now that's an understatement.
- 3
An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
Étymologie
From under- + statement or understate + -ment.
Formes
- pluriel
- understatements
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