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understate meaning in Urdu

گھٹا کر بیان کرنا

/ʌndəˈsteɪt/

understate in Urdu: گھٹا کر بیان کرنا, کم بیانی کرنا. In English, understate means to state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

Urdu words for understate

گھٹا کر بیان کرنا, کم بیانی کرنا

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of understate in Urdu?
Understate in Urdu is گھٹا کر بیان کرنا, کم بیانی کرنا.
understate کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Understate: گھٹا کر بیان کرنا, کم بیانی کرنا.
What does understate mean in English?
Understate means to state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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