An understatement is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intent
For example, you win 10 million dollars in a lottery. When you tell a news reporter “I am delighted,” you are making an understatement. Similarly, suppose a team loses to its opponent 50 to 0 in a soccer match, and the captain of the team says in a post-match ceremony, “We did not do well,” it is an understatement because he is trying to decrease the intensity of the loss.
An understatement usually has an ironic effect, as an equally intense response is expected in severe situations, but the statement in response is the opposite of what was expected. For instance, your friend returns your new coat with a large wine stain on the front of it. In response, you make an understatement, “It doesn’t look too bad.” Therefore, an understatement is opposite to another figure of speech, hyperbole, which is an overstatement.
ionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
Hardly, widely, altogether, mostly
To meet an antique book,
In just the dress his century wore;
His quaint opinions to inspect,
His knowledge to unfold
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Tom couldn't attend the meeting because of a previous engagement.
Tom has been hunting for a job since he lost his previous job last year.
Tom connected the TV to the antenna that the previous owner of his house had mounted on the roof.
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“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Or “Art lifts the human spirit.” A claim that a person makes but cannot always prove.
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