사실보다 줄여서 말하거나 실제보다 덜 중요하게 표현하다.
To describe or represent something as being smaller, less important, or less intense than it actually is.
예문:
"The company's annual report tended to understate the potential risks of the new investment."
"To avoid causing a panic, the official chose to understate the severity of the outbreak."
"He has a habit of understating his own achievements to remain humble."