06759063-n 'a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said';
 
Chinese (simplified) 有 节制 的 陈述 , 谨慎 的 陈述 , 轻描淡写 , 有节制的陈述 , 谨慎的陈述
English understatement 1 ( ⊳ ⇔ )
Japanese 最小化
Definitions
English
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
Japanese
言ったかもしれないことに比べて反語的に控え目である言明
Relations
Hyponym: litotes
Hypernym: statement
Antonym: exaggeration
Semantic Field: communicationn
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