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单词 understatement
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understatementnoun [ S or U ]

uk/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt.mənt/

a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements:

To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic.
"It didn't go well? " "That's the understatement of the year/decade/century. It was a disaster."

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Exaggerating & playing down

  • blow sth out of proportion idiom
  • drama queen
  • dramatize
  • exaggeration
  • lard
  • lay
  • make a meal (out) of sth idiom
  • make much of sth idiom
  • make sth of sth
  • meal
  • over-egg the pudding idiom
  • overboard
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pad
  • pudding
  • soft-pedal
  • stretch
  • stretch the truth idiom
  • talk sth down

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understatementnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/us

a statement that something is much smaller, much less important, or much less serious than it really is:

It's an understatement to say the workers are worried about their futures.
with understatement The report says with understatement, 'there is still much scope for reform'.
understatement of the century/decade/year To say he's been busy would be the understatement of the year.

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