understatement meaning in Gujarati
અલ્પોક્તિ
UK/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt//ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/
understatement in Gujarati: અલ્પોક્તિ. In English, understatement means a figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
Gujarati words for understatement
- અલ્પોક્તિ
English meaning of understatement
- noun A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
- noun An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.
- noun An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.
understatement in a sentence
- A master of understatement
- Now that's an understatement.
Synonyms of understatement
understatement in other languages
Questions about understatement in Gujarati
- What is the meaning of understatement in Gujarati?
- Understatement in Gujarati is અલ્પોક્તિ.
- understatement નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
- Understatement: અલ્પોક્તિ.
- What does understatement mean in English?
- Understatement means a figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
Source and license
Gujarati words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “understatement”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: understatement (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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