understatement
നൂനോക്തി
definition
noun
a master of English understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
translation of 'understatement'
noun
നൂനോക്തി
example
Clearly, living so long and so intimately with other people has made him a master of the 'understatement' .
to say I am delighted is an 'understatement'
The film was an exercise in stylish 'understatement' , and was all the better for it.
a master of English 'understatement'
It's a hilarious film full of gems of comic absurdity that are mixed in with nonchalant 'understatement' .
The reading of his will raised some eyebrows, to riot in 'understatement' .
Evan has a way of combining generous 'understatement' with a big grin that is very endearing.
One of the ways he achieves the element of 'understatement' is by usually talking quietly.
However he carries it off with real pathos and at times almost heroic 'understatement' .
Either way, it is clear he was a writer who preferred hint and 'understatement' , a wink instead of a nudge.
This song set the tone for the downbeat 'understatement' that the event traditionally displays.
More than half a century later the country has moved from 'understatement' to groundless exaggeration.
This is a harrowing play made all the more poignant by its 'understatement' .
to say I am delighted is an 'understatement'
a master of English 'understatement'
He was a natural diplomat, too, cool as a breeze under pressure and a master of 'understatement' .
I only read it for the first time last year and it's no 'understatement' to say it was a life-changing read.
The sequence is thus all the more powerful for its brevity and 'understatement' .
Apart from his many other talents, he is also master of the 'understatement' .
For those in need of a true soul album, loaded with 'understatement' , look no further.
To say the game could have done with a goal then is 'understatement' .
As with all his films to date, his 'understatement' proves to be his greatest strength.
She is at once fiercely competitive and ladylike, a fighter to the death and yet a model of polite 'understatement' .
To say the man was large would be an understatement beyond all 'understatements' .
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