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Understatement
noun/un-der-STATE-munt/
An understatement is saying something is smaller or less important than it really is.
In contextIt was an understatement to say the champion was 'okay' at running.
Remember it
Understatement means you 'under-state' it — you state it as less than it truly is.
Use it well
Use understatement for deliberately downplaying something, often for humour or modesty.