litotes (n)
meiosis (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
examples saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes
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Hypernym rhetorical device; understatement
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Hyponym understatement; rhetorical device

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