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Definition of understatement in English: understatementnoun ˈʌndəsteɪtm(ə)ntʌndəˈsteɪtm(ə)ntˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt mass nounThe presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is. a master of English understatement count noun to say I am delighted is an understatement Example sentencesExamples - I only read it for the first time last year and it's no understatement to say it was a life-changing read.
- The sequence is thus all the more powerful for its brevity and understatement.
- She is at once fiercely competitive and ladylike, a fighter to the death and yet a model of polite understatement.
- To say the man was large would be an understatement beyond all understatements.
- The reading of his will raised some eyebrows, to riot in understatement.
- The film was an exercise in stylish understatement, and was all the better for it.
- This is a harrowing play made all the more poignant by its understatement.
- One of the ways he achieves the element of understatement is by usually talking quietly.
- However he carries it off with real pathos and at times almost heroic understatement.
- It's a hilarious film full of gems of comic absurdity that are mixed in with nonchalant understatement.
- Either way, it is clear he was a writer who preferred hint and understatement, a wink instead of a nudge.
- Apart from his many other talents, he is also master of the understatement.
- For those in need of a true soul album, loaded with understatement, look no further.
- Clearly, living so long and so intimately with other people has made him a master of the understatement.
- More than half a century later the country has moved from understatement to groundless exaggeration.
- To say the game could have done with a goal then is understatement.
- He was a natural diplomat, too, cool as a breeze under pressure and a master of understatement.
- Evan has a way of combining generous understatement with a big grin that is very endearing.
- As with all his films to date, his understatement proves to be his greatest strength.
- This song set the tone for the downbeat understatement that the event traditionally displays.
Synonyms minimization, trivialization, euphemism understatedness, restraint, reserve, underplaying, underemphasis subtlety, delicacy technical litotes, meiosis
Definition of understatement in US English: understatementnounˈəndərˌsteɪtməntˈəndərˌstātmənt The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. a master of English understatement to say I am delighted is an understatement Example sentencesExamples - To say the man was large would be an understatement beyond all understatements.
- Clearly, living so long and so intimately with other people has made him a master of the understatement.
- She is at once fiercely competitive and ladylike, a fighter to the death and yet a model of polite understatement.
- This song set the tone for the downbeat understatement that the event traditionally displays.
- The film was an exercise in stylish understatement, and was all the better for it.
- It's a hilarious film full of gems of comic absurdity that are mixed in with nonchalant understatement.
- Evan has a way of combining generous understatement with a big grin that is very endearing.
- Apart from his many other talents, he is also master of the understatement.
- Either way, it is clear he was a writer who preferred hint and understatement, a wink instead of a nudge.
- However he carries it off with real pathos and at times almost heroic understatement.
- As with all his films to date, his understatement proves to be his greatest strength.
- The reading of his will raised some eyebrows, to riot in understatement.
- One of the ways he achieves the element of understatement is by usually talking quietly.
- The sequence is thus all the more powerful for its brevity and understatement.
- To say the game could have done with a goal then is understatement.
- For those in need of a true soul album, loaded with understatement, look no further.
- I only read it for the first time last year and it's no understatement to say it was a life-changing read.
- More than half a century later the country has moved from understatement to groundless exaggeration.
- This is a harrowing play made all the more poignant by its understatement.
- He was a natural diplomat, too, cool as a breeze under pressure and a master of understatement.
Synonyms minimization, trivialization, euphemism
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