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understate
[ uhn-der-steyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms:
The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
understate
/ ˌʌԻəˈٱɪ /
verb
- to state (something) in restrained terms, often to obtain an ironic effect
- to state that (something, such as a number) is less than it is
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ··ٲٱ·Գ [uhn-der-, steyt, -m, uh, nt, uhn, -der-steyt-], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of understate1
Example Sentences
Subtract, released in May 2023, presented a more understated, introspective side to the star's bubbly pop persona - with production from The National's Aaron Dessner.
Even before its release, the film made headlines over its budget - huge for the relatively understated Malayalam film industry - and star-studded promotions.
Samantha Thompson, specialist prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the lifelong trauma caused by the brothers could not be understated.
Wearing a crisp outfit of brown khakis, an Ecuador soccer jersey, Harold Lloyd-style glasses and a 1988 Dodgers World Series championship ring that was simultaneously brilliant yet understated, he greeted them all by name.
"The UK, I think, to understand certain aspects of our culture, you've got to dig into it a little bit because we tend to understate things quite a lot."
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