Representation of something as less than it is; extenuation. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing > understatement or underplaying (9) diminution1303 Representation of something as less than it is; extenuation. Obsolete. meiosis1550 Rhetoric. A figure of speech by which something is intentionally presented as smaller, less important, etc., than it really is; understatement… extenuation1589 Rhetoric. liptote1589 = litotes, n. meiosis1642 Rhetoric. = litotes, n. Now rare. litote1645 See also liptote, n. = litotes, n. litotes1656 A figure of speech, in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary; an instance of this. understatement1799 (ˌunder-ˈstatement.) A statement which falls below the truth or fact. underplaying1896 |
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