to understate

English - Turkish

Definition of to understate in English Turkish dictionary

{f} küçük söylemek

küçümsemek

olduğundan eksik göster

hafife almak

{f} olduğundan eksik/hafif göstermek

olduğundan eksik veya hafif göstermek

hafif göster

understatement bir şeyi olduğundan hafif gösteren ifade

{f} olduğundan az göstermek

tefrit etmek

English - English

Definition of to understate in English English dictionary

underexaggerate

Without the services of a qualified polygrapher, the defendant will almost always underexaggerate or lie about his or others' involvement in the conspiracy.

to state a quantity that is too low

to fail to put strongly enough, as a case

To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully

{f} represent less strongly than what the facts would justify, express too weakly, state restrainedly

represent as less significant or important

to state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony

to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay

If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices overstate, exaggerate. to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is   overstate

Hyphenation

to un·der·state

Turkish pronunciation

tı ʌndırsteyt

Pronunciation

/tə ˈəndərˌstāt/ /tə ˈʌndɜrˌsteɪt/