어떤 사실을 실제보다 더 작거나 덜 중요하게 표현하는 일 또는 그러한 표현.
The act or an instance of representing something as less significant, important, or intense than it truly is, often for rhetorical effect or out of modesty.
예문:
"To call the catastrophic flood a 'minor inconvenience' is a massive understatement."
"British humor is often characterized by its dry wit and subtle understatement."
"She described her Nobel Prize-winning research as 'a bit of work,' which was a classic understatement."