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understatement /,ʌndə'steitmənt/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh

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sự nói bớt, sự nói giảm đi

lời nói giảm nhẹ (không đúng sự thật)

to say that he was displeased is an understatement

nói là nó phật ý là nói quá nhẹ (thực ra nó giận dữ)
noun

plural -ments

[count] :a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is

To say that I didn't like the book is an understatement. [=I hated the book]

I may have overreacted a little. That's the understatement of the year! [=you overreacted very badly]

[noncount] :the practice of describing things in a way that makes them seem smaller, less important, etc., than they really are

He has a knack for understatement.

a masterpiece of understatement