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Understatement

British pronunciation/ˌʌndəstˈe‍ɪtmənt/
American pronunciation/ˈəndɝˌsteɪtmənt/
Understatement
[NOUN]
1

a figure of speech in which the speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it actually is

antonyms : exaggeration
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Examples
1To say that today was a slow day would be an understatement.
2Too much administrative work is understatement.
3Thrilling is an understatement.
4Freedom of speech is an understatement.
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