Understate
vAntonymSSC PYQ × 4/ˈəndərsteɪt/ · अन्डस्टेट
To describe something as less important than it is
कम करके बताना
He understated the loss to avoid panic.
To understate a risk is to invite it.
Daily use: Nuksan understate kar diya usne.
Under = कम और state = बताना। Understate = असलियत से कम बताना; overstate यानी बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना इसका ठीक उल्टा।
UNDER means less and STATE means to say: to understate is to say less than the truth. Overstate, to say more than the truth, is its exact opposite.
Antonym exaggerate और overstate; synonym downplay और minimise। SSC understatement और hyperbole का जोड़ा भी पूछता है; litotes नकार से की गई प्रशंसा है।
Antonyms are exaggerate and overstate; downplay and minimise are synonyms. SSC also pairs understatement with hyperbole, and litotes is the figure of praise by negation.