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understatement
noun
un·der·state·ment ˌən-dər-ˈstāt-mənt 
plural understatements
1
: a statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is : a statement that understates something
Russ Becker2
: the avoidance of obvious emphasis or embellishment : an understated condition, appearance, etc.
Word History
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of understatement was in 1799 Phrases Containing understatement
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