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understate | understater |

As a verb understate

is to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

As a noun understater is

a person who understates.

understate

English

Verb

(understat)
  • To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
  • To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
  • To state a quantity that is too low.
  • Antonyms

    * overstate

    understater

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who understates