understatement

UNDERSTATEMENT noun

[ C,U ] uk/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ us
a statement in which you say that something is less extreme than it really is

преуменьшение, сдержанное высказывание
'Quite big', did you say? That's an understatement - he's enormous!

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