Litotes
nounid
84410·updated May 18, 2026verified
understatement for rhetorical effect, especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary
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Variants
- synonym
- meiosis
- possessive
- Litotes's
- pluralpossessive
- Litoteses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- understatement for rhetorical effect, especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary
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