understatement
noun
the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts.
understatements
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pluralof understatement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As for the camp factor, many massive understatements in the script will trigger appreciative howls of laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
He still brakes for bad puns and double-negative understatements, but he avoids the kind of under-metabolized research that sometimes alienated his early readers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
It was one of the greatest understatements of all time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
“Obviously, they’re going through some of their own issues,” Maryland coach Mike Locksley said Tuesday in one of the understatements of the college football season.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
On the contrary, they are rather understatements of actualities.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
