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statement vs understatement

understatement vs statement

statement and understatement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
statement Yes No No No
understatement Yes No No No
As nouns, understatement is a hyponym of statement; that is, understatement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than statement:
  • statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
  • understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
statement (noun) understatement (noun)
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
a document showing credits and debits
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
(music) the presentation of a musical theme
a nonverbal message
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Difference between statement and understatement

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