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understate meaning in Kannada

ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳು

/ʌndəˈsteɪt/

understate in Kannada: ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳು, ಕಡಮೆ ಬೆಲೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸದಿರು. In English, understate means to state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

Kannada words for understate

ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳು, ಕಡಮೆ ಬೆಲೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸದಿರು

English meaning of understate

  1. verb To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
  2. verb To state (something) with an intentional lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
  3. verb To state a quantity that is too low.

Full definition of understate

understate in a sentence

  • To call this decision a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass.
  • She is the queen of understatement: she understated her critique masterfully.
  • The company had been understating its liabilities for years.

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Questions about understate in Kannada

What is the meaning of understate in Kannada?
Understate in Kannada is ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳು, ಕಡಮೆ ಬೆಲೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸದಿರು.
understate ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Understate: ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳು, ಕಡಮೆ ಬೆಲೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸದಿರು.
What does understate mean in English?
Understate means to state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

Source and license

Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: understate (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: understate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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