- Definition: Expressing an idea with less emphasis or in a lesser degree than is the actual case.
- It is the opposite of hyperbole.
- Understatement is employed for ironic emphasis.
- Examples: "Last week I saw a woman flay'd, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse." - Swift
If a person talking about food prepared by the best chef in the world says, "The food was tolerable."
"I wouldn't say he was thin," says a person describing someone obese.
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