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View usage for: (ʌndəʳsteɪtmənt) Word forms: plural understatements1. countable nounIf you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year. [+ of] Synonyms: euphemism, trivialization More Synonyms of understatement 2. uncountable nounUnderstatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed. ...typical British understatement. Synonyms: restraint, reserve, subtlety, delicacy More Synonyms of understatement understatement in British English (ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt) nounthe act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is Examples of 'understatement' in a sentenceunderstatement In other languagesunderstatement British English: understatement NOUN If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. - American English: understatement
- Brazilian Portuguese: subestimação
- Chinese: 轻描淡写
- European Spanish: subestimación
- French: terme faibleN
- German: Untertreibung
- Italian: understatement
- Japanese: 控えめな表現
- Korean: 절제된 표현
- European Portuguese: subestimação
- Latin American Spanish: subestimación
Chinese translation of 'understatement'understatement (ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt) n (c/u) -
轻(輕)描淡写(寫)的陈(陳)述 (qīng miáo dàn xiě de chénshù)
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. typical British understatement Synonyms restraint underplaying understatedness underemphasis Additional synonymsDefinition refinement of feeling, manner, or appreciation He played with a superb delicacy of touch. Synonyms lightness, accuracy, precision, elegance, sensibility, purity, subtlety, refinement, finesse, nicety, fineness, exquisiteness Definition the hiding of one's feelings and personality I hope you'll overcome your reserve. Synonyms shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity Definition a fine distinction All those linguistic subtleties get lost when a book goes into translation. Synonyms fine point, refinement, nicety, sophistication, delicacy, intricacy, discernment |