misunderstatement
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misunderstatement
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From mis- + understatement.
noun misunderstatements
- An understatement made by mistake or that is so extremely understated as to be misleading. To describe it as naïve would be a flagrant misunderstatement, but its sole purpose is to get laughs, and anyone who doubts its ability to do this has only to be reminded that for eighteen years now, day in and day out, " Aaron Slick " has averaged better than three productions every day.
Talk about this word "misunderstatement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misunderstatement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. misunderstatement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misunderstatement "misunderstatement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misunderstatement.Cite this
@misc{misunderstatement_2026,
title = {misunderstatement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misunderstatement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
