Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: understatement  ,ún-du(r)'steyt-munt or 'ún-du(r),steyt-munt
  1. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
    "Saying 'It's a bit warm' during a heatwave is a classic British understatement"

Derived forms: understatements

Type of: statement

Antonym: magnification

Encyclopedia: Understatement