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Stylistic device.
understatement
hyperbole
rhetorical device
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hipòbole
understatement
1
Barnett has a great way of mixing
understatement
with completely absurd situations.
2
Here's a vast
understatement
:
without her, this book simply would not exist.
3
That comment was, in truth, a contender for
understatement
of Open week.
4
In the circumstances, this sounded like the
understatement
of the tennis year.
5
To say the industry audience was openly stunned would be an
understatement
.
1
The SEC previously charged three bank executives with
understating
losses in the crisis.
2
That is
understating
the case; it is completely inappropriate and unethical.
3
Republicans seized on his comments as
understating
the threat of terrorism.
4
I assure you, sir, that throughout I am
understating
the case.
5
Don't you see that he would be rather
understating
his case?
6
Actually, I'm just good at mind reading-whathe really said was, You're
understating
it.
7
Therefore,
understating
the molecular characteristics of such melanomas become indispensable.
8
To say I was hurt and bewildered would be
understating
by about a ton.
9
VW later admitted also to
understating
carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption data in Europe.
10
This can leave them vulnerable to
understating
risk, thereby reducing their required level of capital.
11
Mathematical rounding sometimes affects the results, overstating some changes and
understating
others, Genscape has said.
12
Campbell would be seriously
understating
things if he said tonight's game was just another game.
13
To say that rain is tricky is
understating
the point by an order of magnitude.
14
To say that Chelsea's new manager is fond of a puff might be
understating
things.
15
I am sure the speaker was
understating
the facts.
16
The government accuses Acacia of
understating
its gold shipments.
understating
understate
understating losses
deliberately understating
understating things
understating inflation
allege understating
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