understatement

Summary

understatement is a rhetorical device^[1]. understatement draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_device category, ranking #9 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• understatement's instance of is recorded as rhetorical device^[3].
• understatement's GND ID is recorded as 4205467-9^[4].
• understatement's subclass of is recorded as figure of speech^[5].
• understatement's subclass of is recorded as deceptive communication technique^[6].
• understatement's said to be the same as is recorded as litotes^[7].
• understatement's opposite of is recorded as catastrophizing^[8].
• understatement's opposite of is recorded as exaggeration^[9].
• understatement's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/031pw8^[10].
• understatement's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1758062^[11].
• understatement's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/understatement^[12].
• understatement's uses is recorded as minimisation^[13].
• understatement's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779271964^[14].
• understatement's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/Understatement^[15].
• understatement's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/13411^[16].
• understatement's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Understatement^[17].
• understatement's KBpedia ID is recorded as Understatement^[18].

Why It Matters

understatement draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_device category, ranking #9 of 14).^[2] understatement has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] understatement is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]