Definitions
Mild phrasing that deliberately makes something seem less strong.
Word origin
From under- + statement or understate + -ment.
Used in a sentence
“A master of understatement”
“And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.”
“Now that's an understatement.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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