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
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
Those are understatements akin to calling the Amazon a creek or the Grand Canyon a ditch.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
In his presence conversation became pure and colourless and full of understatements, and—just as if he was a real clergyman—neither men nor boys ever forgot that he was there.
From The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
