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understatement
01
noun
अलङ्कार जसमा कुनै कुरालाई वास्तविकताभन्दा सानो वा कम महत्वपूर्ण देखाइन्छ, प्रायः व्यङ्ग्यात्मक प्रभावका लागि
A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
In a sentence
A master of understatement
न्यूनोक्तिको उस्ताद
A note on usage
rhetoric; uncountable; usually
02
noun
यस्तो अभिव्यक्ति वा जोरको कमीको उदाहरण; अपूर्ण कथन
An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
In a sentence
Now that's an understatement.
अब यो त न्यूनोक्ति नै हो।
A note on usage
countable; usually