understate
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/verb
उच्चारण अन्डस्टेट
कम करके बताना, वास्तविकता से कम दिखाना
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verb
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to say that something is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is
कम करके बताना, वास्तविकता से कम दिखाना
- The company understated its losses in the annual report.
- To call the flood 'a bit of water' is to understate the disaster.
- To call the traffic jam a small delay would understate the problem.
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- The report understates the true cost of the project.
- I do not want to understate the difficulty of the exam.
Synonyms play down minimize downplay underrate make light of
Opposite overstate exaggerate overemphasize inflate
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understatement noununderstated adj.
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A statement that makes something seem less important than it is is an understatement ('He is not bad at cricket' about a Test player); the figure of speech is litotes.
'किसी चीज़ को उसकी असली अहमियत से कम दिखाने वाला कथन' understatement है (Test खिलाड़ी के बारे में 'He is not bad at cricket'); अलंकार litotes।