1. litotes

noun. Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
Synonyms
meiosis understatement rhetorical device
Antonyms
overstatement misrepresentation deceit exaggeration
Etymology
litotes (English)
λιτότης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
λιτός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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