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Look up: understatement

  1. Understatement
    See Litotes.
    Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of

  2. understatement
    [n] - a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. understatement
    restrained statement in ironic contrast to what might be said: studied avoidance of emphasis or exaggeration. Category: Language and literature
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. understatement
    noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. Understatement
    `Understatement` is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression. Understatement is a staple of humor in English-speaking cultures, especially in British humour. For example, in `Monty Python's The Meaning of Life`, a suburban dinner party is invaded by Death, who wears a long black clo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understatem

  6. Understatement
    • (n.) The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. understatement
    (from the article `rhetoric`) ...(attributing human qualities to a nonhuman being or object), irony (a discrepancy between a speaker`s literal statement and his attitude or ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/7

  8. understatement
    see 'Litotes.'
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  9. understatement
    A technique of saying less than necessary in a piece of writing (playing down rather than exaggerating) in order to make something clear. The writer or speaker presents some idea as being less important as it really is. Contrast: hyperbole / exaggeration / overstatement
    Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryeng


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