Understatement is the opposite of overstatement.
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- If a barbarious act is called civilized, what figure of speech is used? A: overstatement B: understatement C: euphemism D: irony
- Which of the following events is most likely to have caused the increase in gross profit as a percentage of sales? A: An increase in sales volume. B: A decrease in sales volume. C: Overstatement of the closing inventory. D: Understatement of the closing inventory.
- Hyperbole is overstatement.
- understatement A: understatement B: exaggeration C: exaggeration D: exaggeration
- How do we distinguish understatement from exaggeration? A: Understatement underplays the truth, while exaggeration overstates it. B: Exaggeration underplays the truth, while understatement overstates it. C: Understatement underplays a falsehood, while exaggeration overstates it. D: Exaggeration underplays a falsehood, while understatement overstates it.