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litotes

[lahy-tuh-teez, lit-uh-, lahy-toh-teez] / ˈlaɪ təˌtiz, ˈlɪt ə-, laɪˈtoʊ tiz /
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking
NOUN
understatement
Synonyms
WEAK
distortion restraint underestimate
Antonyms
WEAK
exaggeration overstatement

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