a masterpiece of understatement

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• understatement — n. 1) to make an understatement 2) to go in for understatement 3) (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement; the understatement of the year * * * [ˌʌndə steɪtmənt] the understatement of the year (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement to go in for… …   Combinatory dictionary

• un·der·state·ment — /ˌʌndɚˈsteıtmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [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.”… …   Useful english dictionary

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