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misunderstatements

misunderstatements is the plural of misunderstatement.

Meaning of misunderstatement

Noun

misunderstatement (plural misunderstatements)

  1. An understatement made by mistake or that is so extremely understated as to be misleading.
    • 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.1937, Harper's Magazine - Volume 176, page 389

Questions about misunderstatements

What is misunderstatements the plural of?
Misunderstatements is the plural of misunderstatement.

Words near misunderstatements in the dictionary

  1. misunderstandings
  2. misunderstands
  3. misunderstate
  4. misunderstated
  5. misunderstatement
  6. misunderstatements
  7. misunderstates
  8. misunderstating
  9. misunderstood
  10. misunderstoodness
  11. misunification

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