Understate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

represent as less significant or important

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚstˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəstˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəstˈeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚstˈeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

minimise downplay minimize

Antonyms

overstate

Word Forms

understatement	noun	a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
minimization	noun	the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
minimum	noun	the smallest possible quantity
minimisation	noun	the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untertreiben

als weniger bedeutsam oder wichtig darstellen

🇫🇷French

minimiser

représenter comme moins significatif ou important

🇪🇸Spanish

subestimar

representar como menos significativo o importante

🇮🇹Italian

sottovalutare

rappresentare come meno significativi o importanti

🇳🇱Dutch

onderschatten

vertegenwoordigen als minder belangrijk of belangrijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

subestimar

representar como menos significativo ou importante

🇷🇺Russian

занижать

представлять как менее значимые или важные

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परदा डालना

कम महत्वपूर्ण या महत्वपूर्ण के रूप में प्रतिनिधित्व करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ছোট করা

কম গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হিসাবে উপস্থাপন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைத்து

குறைவான முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்ததாக அல்லது முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்ததாகக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తక్కువ చెప్పండి

తక్కువ ముఖ్యమైన లేదా ముఖ్యమైనదిగా ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी लेखणे

कमी महत्त्वपूर्ण किंवा महत्त्वाचे म्हणून प्रतिनिधित्व करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલ્પોક્તિ

ઓછા નોંધપાત્ર અથવા મહત્વપૂર્ણ તરીકે રજૂ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴ്ത്തുക

പ്രാധാന്യം കുറഞ്ഞതോ പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ടതോ ആയി പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੱਟ ਸਮਝਣਾ

ਘੱਟ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم بیان کرنا

کم اہم یا اہم کے طور پر نمائندگی کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻描淡写

表示不太重要或重要

🇯🇵Japanese

控えめな

それほど重要ではない、または重要ではないと表現する

🇰🇷Korean

절제하다

덜 중요하거나 중요하다고 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhẹ đi

đại diện là ít quan trọng hoặc quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

พูดน้อย

แสดงว่ามีนัยสำคัญหรือสำคัญน้อยกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengecilkan

mewakili sebagai kurang signifikan atau penting

🇲🇾Malay

meremehkan

mewakili sebagai kurang penting atau penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخس

تمثل أقل أهمية أو أهمية

🇮🇷Persian

کم بیان کردن

کمتر مهم یا مهم نشان می دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümsemek

daha az önemli veya önemli olarak temsil etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשון המעטה

מייצגים כפחות משמעותיים או חשובים

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