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understatementConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: understate/ʌndəˈsteɪt/ ▶verb describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less significant than it really is. – derivatives understatement noun, understater noun. 'understatement' also found in these Oxford entries:
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