Understatement vs. Hyperbole
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Difference Between Understatement and Hyperbole
Understatementnoun
An incomplete statement, particularly:
Hyperbolenoun
Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
Understatementnoun
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; meiosis.
A master of understatementHyperbolenoun
(countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
Understatementnoun
An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.
Now that's an understatement.Hyperbolenoun
A hyperbola.
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Understatementnoun
An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
Hyperbolenoun
extravagant exaggeration
Understatementnoun
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
