Definition of Understatement. Meaning of Understatement. Synonyms of Understatement

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Definition of Understatement

Understatement
Understatement Un"der*state`ment, n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

Meaning of Understatement from wikipedia

- Look up understatement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Understatement is an expression of lesser strength than what the speaker or writer actually...
- The Age of the Understatement is the debut studio album by English supergroup the Last Shadow Puppets, released on 15 April 2008 by Domino Recording Company...
- Love, That's an Understatement (ひかえめに言っても、これは愛, Hikaeme ni Ittemo, Kore wa Ai) is a ****anese manga series written and illustrated by Fujimomo. It began...
- Understatement is an aspect of traditional English culture. It has been exploited to humorous effect, but it is also characterised as part of the English...
- inspired by their music. They have released two records, The Age of the Understatement (2008), and following a lengthy hiatus, Everything You've Come to Expect...
- The Credit Suisse Securities ****an Limited “M**** Understatement of Income Tax” Case is a lawsuit pertaining to employees and former employees of Credit...
- "The Age of the Understatement" is the first single released by The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released on 14 April 2008 in the United Kingdom on Domino...
- delivers many subtle pleasures ... [she] fully exploits the power of understatement." Lamorna Ash, writing in The Guardian, noted that Small Things like...
- the letter can be phonetically respelled. Euphemisms formed from understatements include asleep for dead and drinking for consuming alcohol. "Tired...
- recordings: Rusty Pistachio and Toby Morse of H2O (backing vocals on "Understatement"), Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 (b**** on "Something I Call Personality")...