understatement

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understatement englannista suomeksi

  1. understatement

  1. Substantiivi

  2. vähätelmä

understatement englanniksi

  1. A of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.

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  3. An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.

  4. An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

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