Meaning of misunderstatement | Babel Free

Definitions

An understatement made by mistake or that is so extremely understated as to be misleading.

Examples

“To describe⟳ it as naïve would be a flagrant misunderstatement, but its sole purpose is to get⟳ laughs, and anyone who doubts its ability to do this has only to be reminded that for eighteen years now, day in and day out, " Aaron Slick " has averaged better than three productions every day.”

“To say⟳ that the moratorium imposed by the present⟳ administration in Washington has had a disasstrous effect on meeting the housing needs of the elderly would be a gross misunderstatement.”

“The Fed has considerable resources. In some ways, I think⟳ this is a gross misunderstatement because the Fed really, literally, has unlimited resources.”

“This first presents as a grand misunderstatement, but let's not be too quick to judge⟳.”

“To say⟳ that Shawn was not popular in the locker room would be a gross misunderstatement.”

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