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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌɑn.də(r)ˈsteːt.mənt/ (note: the realisation may approximate English pronunciation: /ər/ will often be realised as [ɚ] or [ə]) Audio: Nl-understatement.ogg Forms: understatements [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English understatement. Etymology templates: {{ubor|nl|en|understatement}} Unadapted borrowing from English understatement Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|-}} understatement n (plural understatements)
  1. (rhetoric) understatement Tags: neuter, rhetoric Categories (topical): Figures of speech Synonyms: parabool
    Sense id: en-understatement-nl-noun-UlqkNSJe Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-understatement.wav Forms: understatements [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtmənt Etymology: From under- + statement or understate + -ment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|statement}} under- + statement, {{suffix|en|understate|ment}} understate + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} understatement (usually uncountable, plural understatements)
  1. (uncountable, rhetoric) 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. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Figures of speech Synonyms: meiosis Translations (statement less than complete): zmírnění [neuter] (Czech), underdrivelse [common-gender] (Danish), maltroigo (Esperanto), vähätelmä (Finnish), litote [feminine] (French), peu dire [masculine] (French), rien dire [masculine] (French), Untertreibung [feminine] (German), Tiefstapelei [feminine] (German), לְשׁוֹן הַמַּעֲטֶה (leshón hama'até) [feminine] (Hebrew), enyhe kifejezés (Hungarian), visszafogott megfogalmazás (Hungarian), maolaisnéis [feminine] (Irish), eufemismo [masculine] (Italian), niedomówienie [neuter] (Polish), niedookreślenie [neuter] (Polish), litotă [feminine] (Romanian), преуменьше́ние (preumenʹšénije) [neuter] (Russian), underdrift [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-understatement-en-noun-gt3K9fQY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, English terms suffixed with -ment, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 51 30 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 48 43 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 49 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 44 51 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 50 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 43 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 50 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 43 50 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 50 7 Disambiguation of 'statement less than complete': 69 22 9
  2. (countable) An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement. Tags: countable, usually Synonyms: trivialization
    Sense id: en-understatement-en-noun-yxT8H7Qn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 48 43 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 65 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 53 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 63 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 49 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 35 60 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 44 51 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 50 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 56 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 41 53 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 50 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 43 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 60 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 50 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 43 50 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 58 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 50 7
  3. An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-understatement-en-noun-xik2sXvP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misunderstatement Coordinate_terms: do a lot of work, litote, to say the least

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /an.derˈstɛjt.ment/, /an.derˈstejt.ment/
Rhymes: -ɛjtment, -ejtment Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English understatement. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|en|understatement}} Unadapted borrowing from English understatement Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} understatement m (invariable)
  1. (rhetoric) understatement Tags: invariable, masculine, rhetoric Categories (topical): Figures of speech
    Sense id: en-understatement-it-noun-UlqkNSJe Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "לְשׁוֹן הַמַּעֲטֶה"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
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      "word": "eufemismo"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
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      "word": "niedomówienie"
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "statement less than complete",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "litotă"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "statement less than complete",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "преуменьше́ние"
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      "code": "sv",
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